Criminal Lovers
1999 · Movie · 96 min · ★ 6.5 · 63% critics
Two young lovers, driven by a perverse impulse, kill and then try to hide what they've done by dragging the body into the woods. Lost and starving, they stumble on a dilapidated cottage where a hulking man takes them prisoner, turning their fairy-tale nightmare into a dark captivity.
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Details
- Original title
- Les amants criminels
- Years
- 1999
- Release date
- 1999-09-03
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Critic score
- 63/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (115 votes)
About
Not for you if you want a gentle romance or if you’re easily put off by graphic violence and explicit sexuality; if you like twisted, fairy-tale-meets-horror stories like High Tension or Martyrs, you may find this intriguing.
Pros: dark fairy-tale vibe; striking acting; tense atmosphere | Cons: very graphic/sexual; tough to watch; story can feel predictable
Themes
- sexual abuse
- rape of a male
- murder
- lgbt
- impulsive
Cast & crew
Natacha Régnier
as Alice
Jérémie Renier
as Luc
Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović
as Man of the Forest
Salim Kéchiouche
as Saïd
Yasmine Belmadi
as Karim
- BM
Bernard Maume
as The Professor
- JD
Jean-Louis Debard
as The Night Guard
- CV
Catherine Vierne
as The Jewel Saleswoman
- MC
Marielle Coubaillon
as The Market's Hostess
- OP
Olivier Papot
as The Police Officer
Directed by François Ozon