The Crimson Rivers (2000)
Director
Mathieu Kassovitz
Main cast
Jean Reno; Vincent Cassel; Nadia Farès; Dominique Sanda; Karim Belkhadra
Genres
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Description
Two French policemen, one investigating a grisly murder at a remote mountain college, the other working on the desecration of a young girl's grave by skinheads, are brought together by the clues from their respective cases. Soon after they start working together, more murders are committed, and the pair begin to discover just what dark secrets are behind the killings.
Mathieu Kassovitz
Main cast
Jean Reno; Vincent Cassel; Nadia Farès; Dominique Sanda; Karim Belkhadra
Genres
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Description
Two French policemen, one investigating a grisly murder at a remote mountain college, the other working on the desecration of a young girl's grave by skinheads, are brought together by the clues from their respective cases. Soon after they start working together, more murders are committed, and the pair begin to discover just what dark secrets are behind the killings.
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