The Crimson Rivers
2000 · Movie · R · 106 min · ★ 6.9 · 59% critics
Two detectives investigate separate crimes—one a brutal killing at a remote mountain university, the other a grave desecration tied to violent extremists. As their clues begin to overlap, they join forces and follow a trail of escalating murders through an icy, isolated community where long-buried wrongdoing may be driving the violence.
Based on Blood Red Rivers
Also known as Crimson rivers
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Details
- Original title
- Les Rivières pourpres
- Years
- 2000
- Release date
- 2000-09-27
- Language
- French
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Critic score
- 59/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (1,728 votes)
- Box office
- $60,000,000
- Budget
- $14,000,000
About
If you enjoy dark, fast-moving crime mysteries with grisly cases, uneasy secrets, and a mismatched-cop dynamic, this should fit; Not for you if you need airtight realism or dislike graphic violence like in Criminal Minds or High Tension.
Pros: tense mystery momentum; strong lead pairing; striking alpine setting | Cons: convoluted plot turns; uneven tone shifts; ending feels clichéd
Themes
- skinhead
- based on novel or book
- nun
- ritual
- detective
- village
- mountain
- investigation
- drug use
- murder
- serial killer
- corpse
- +3 more
Awards & recognition
- European Film Award - People's Choice Award — Best Director · 2001 · nominated
- Jameson People's Choice Award — Best Actor · 2001 · nominated
Cast & crew
Jean Reno
as Pierre Niemans
Vincent Cassel
as Max Kerkerian
Nadia Farès
as Fanny Ferreira
Dominique Sanda
as Sister Andrée
Karim Belkhadra
as Captain Dahmane
Jean-Pierre Cassel
as Dr. Bernard Chernezé
Didier Flamand
as The Dean
Philippe Nahon
as Homme à la station service
- FL
François Levantal
as Pathologist
Laurent Lafitte
as Hubert
Directed by Mathieu Kassovitz