Knife + Heart
2018 · Movie · NR · 102 min · ★ 5.9 · 76% critics
In 1979 Paris, a porn producer pushes ahead with her most ambitious project as a string of brutal killings begins targeting her performers. With fear rising on set, she’s forced to navigate jealousy, grief, and a growing sense of danger while trying to keep the production alive.
Also known as Knife and Heart
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Details
- Original title
- Un couteau dans le cœur
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-06-27
- Language
- French
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Critic score
- 76/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 (227 votes)
- Box office
- $341,847
- Budget
- $3,400,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a campy, provocative slasher with queer themes, dark humor, and a pulsing 1970s atmosphere; Not for you if you dislike gore, explicit sexual content, or messy plotting like in Stranger By the Lake.
Pros: bold queer slasher vibe; stylish, provocative mood; pulsing soundtrack | Cons: thin, implausible story; uneven tone and pacing; may feel derivative
Themes
- paris, france
- serial killer
- lgbt
- gay pornography
- gay theme
- masked killer
- lesbian love
- neon lights
- female porn director
Awards & recognition
- IFFR audience award · 2019 · nominated
Cast & crew
Vanessa Paradis
as Anne Parèze
Nicolas Maury
as Archibald Langevin
Kate Moran
as Loïs McKenna
Jonathan Genet
as Guy
Romane Bohringer
as Cathy Vannier
Khaled Alouach
as Nans / Fouad
Félix Maritaud
as Thierry
Noé Hernández
as José
- TS
Thibault Servière
as Misia
- BW
Bastien Waultier
as Karl
Directed by Yann Gonzalez