The story takes place in the French Alps where the authorities find the body of a young librarian, beaten to death,hands and eyes removed, hanging at the egde of a cliff.Commissioner Pierre Niémans(Jean Reno)is there to investigate.
At the same time, 300km away, in a village called Sarzac,Lieutenant ... Read review
The Crimson Riversis an openly acknowledged French attempt to make a big Hollywood-style ... more
serial-killer thriller. Jean--Ronin(1997)--Reno is Niemans, who while investigating the case of a horrifically mutilated body finds himself partnered with Kerkeria...
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The Crimson Riversis an openly acknowledged French attempt to make a big Hollywood-style ... more
serial-killer thriller. Jean--Ronin(1997)--Reno is Niemans, who while investigating the case of a horrifically mutilated body finds himself partnered with Kerkeria...
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The same day 300km apart two policemen are given two very distinct cases. Pierre Niemans ... more
(Reno) is a man of experience who has an infallible instinct in criminal affairs but hides painful fears. He travels to Guernon a university town in the Alps w...
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When Commissaire Pierre Niemans, France's leading serial killer investigator, is called to ... more
examine a grisly murder, he enters a world of secrets, lies and unthinkable horrors. The dead, whose hands and eyes have been removed, are clues to a terrible tr...
Commissioner Neimans' day is going from bad to worse. The body he found in a monastery ... more
seems to point to a ritualistic sacrifice and a portent of something strange coming. At the same time young police captain Reda finds a man in agony who's an exact DNA match for Christ. Reda quickly finds out his case is directly linked to Neimans'. But is the Apocalypse really starting as all signs seem to indicate?
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Jean Reno (La Femme Nikita, The Professional) and Christopher Lee (The Lord of the Rings ... more
Trilogy, Star Wars Trilogy) star in the riveting action-packed sequel to Crimson Rivers. No one is safe when seemingly random killings emerge as a deadly pattern intended to usher in the end of the world.A murder victim with the same DNA as Christ. A serial killer mimicking the deaths of the 12 Apostles. Inspector Niemans (Reno) and a young, rebellious detective team up with a beautiful expert in religion to crack the case before their elusive suspect completes the cycle of terror, paving the way to an even bigger and bloody catastrophe. Battling assassins with superhuman strength and speed, their hunt leads them to a former Nazi (Lee), sworn to protect a secret agenda with apocalyptic consequences for anyone who stands in his way.
Jean Reno is back in action as Commissioner Niemans. The body hefound in a monastery seems ... more
to point to a ritualistic sacrifice anda portent of something strange to come. At the same time, youngpolice captain Reda finds a man in agony who's an exact DNA matchfor Christ. Reda quickly finds out his case is directly linked toNiemans, but is the Apocalypse really about to begin as all signsseem to indicate?
Thriller - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Timothy West, Neil Morrissey, Tara Fitzgerald, Annette Crosbie, Pauline Quirke, Rob Brydon, Denise Van Outen, John Thomson, Kevin Whately, David Suchet
Production Year: 2002 - Thriller - Director: Bharat Nalluri, Rob Bailey, Andy Wilson - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Matthew MacFadyen, Keeley Hawes, David Oyelowo, Peter Firth, Jenny Agutter, Lisa Faulkner
Advantages: good entertainment Disadvantages: disapointing ending
The story takes place in the French Alps where the authorities find the body of a young librarian, beaten to death,hands and eyes removed, hanging at the egde of a cliff.Commissioner Pierre Niémans(Jean Reno)is there to investigate.
At the same time, 300km away, in a village called Sarzac,Lieutenant Kerkérian(Vincent Cassel) is informed of the desecration of a cemetery by a group of skinheads.Soon other bodies are found and both investigations ... more
The story takes place in the French Alps where the authorities find the body of a young librarian, beaten to death,hands and eyes removed, hanging at the egde of a cliff.Commissioner Pierre Niémans(Jean Reno)is there to investigate. At the same time, 300km away, in a village called Sarzac,Lieutenant Kerkérian(Vincent Cassel) is informed of the desecration of a cemetery by a group of skinheads.Soon other bodies are found and both investigations lead us to the Guernont University.. It is a great Psycho-thriller,very well directed by Mathieu Kassovitz but unfortunately, I wouldn't say it is his best work due to a disapointing ending (a breeding program?!) and some unexpected special effects. I still recommend it for good entertainment and good actors performances.
Two French policemen, working on separate murder investigations, find that the deatils of each case are very similar to the other. Will they find out the truth before it is too late?...
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT; CINRAM LOGISTICS
Director And Cast Commentary, Isolated Music Score With Composer Commentary, Trailers, Animated Menus, The Investigation Making of Documentary, 12 Featurettes, Cast And Crew Filmographies
Aspect Ratio
2.35 Wide Screen, 16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Sound
Dolby Digital 5.1
Dubbing Sound
Dolby Digital 5.1 English French Spanish
Professional reviews
Review
"...The cast is, to be sure, impressive..." (Sight and Sound, p.42, 01/06/2001)
DVD Description
Jean Reno reprises his role as a laconic tough cop in Mathieu Kassovitz's disturbing thriller, THE CRIMSON RIVERS. Kassovitz, who rose to fame with his compelling racial drama HATE, brings his signature flare for character development and subtle direction to this unlikely alpine murder mystery. A horrifically mutilated corpse found in a remote mountain village signifies a serious enough crime to call in Parisian detective Pierre Niemans (Jean Reno). Meanwhile, less than 200 miles away, the young upstart detective Kerkerian (HATE's Vincent Cassel) investigates a similarly bizarre crime, the defacement of a young girl's grave. As the two intrepid detectives pursue their cases--Niemans examining bizarre circumstances at a local university and Kerkerian interviewing the dead girls recalcitrant mother (now a cloistered nun)--the two investigations pitch violently towards each other, forcing the detectives to join forces as they recognize the horrifying implications that may link the seemingly isolated crimes. The precarious mountain locale acts as a fittingly terse setting for Kassovitz's tight direction (and surprise ending) as well as Reno and Cassel's powerfully quirky performances, all of which make THE CRIMSON RIVERS a breathtaking and gut-wrenching instant genre classic.
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