The Crimson Rivers
French movie poster
Directed by	Mathieu Kassovitz
Produced by	Alain Goldman
Written by	Jean-Christophe Grangé Mathieu Kassovitz
Starring	Jean Reno Vincent Cassel
Music by	Bruno Coulais
Cinematography	Thierry Arbogast
Editing by	Maryline Monthieux
Distributed by	TriStar Pictures (USA)
Release date(s)	27 September 2000 (France) 29 June 2001 (USA)
Running time	106 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Followed by	Crimson Rivers II

The Crimson Rivers (original French title: Les rivières pourpres) is a 2000 French police drama film directed by Mathieu Kassovitz and based on the best-selling novel Les rivières pourpres by the film's co-writer Jean-Christophe Grangé. A sequel, Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse (Les rivières pourpres II: Les anges de l'apocalypse), was released in 2004.

[edit] Synopsis

Detective Superintendent (Commissaire Principal) Pierre Niemans (Jean Reno), a well-known investigator, is sent to the fictional small university town of Guernon in the French Alps to investigate a brutal murder and mutilation; the victim's body had been placed in the fetal position, his eyes removed and his hands cut off. The victim was a senior student of the university. Inspector Niemans begins his investigation by enlisting the help of Fanny Ferreira (Nadia Farès), who is a glaciologist and a student at the university.

Meanwhile, Detective Inspector (Lieutenant de Police) and former car thief^[1] Max Kerkerian (Vincent Cassel) is in the nearby town of Sarzac investigating the desecration of the grave of a girl who died in 1982, and the theft of her photos from the local primary school. His first suspects; a gang of skinheads, lead him to Guernon, where his investigation collides with that of Inspector Niemans. As the plot unfolds, Niemans and Kerkerian notice the startling connections between their cases, and the remainder of the film revolves around their combined efforts to solve the mystery and prevent further bloodshed.

[edit] Awards

The Crimson Rivers was nominated for five César Awards: Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Music, Best Editing, and Best Sound. It also received nominations European Film Awards for Best Director and two nominations for Best Actor (Jean Reno and Vincent Cassel). It was also nominated for the Golden Seashell at the San Sebastian International Film Festival.

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[edit] See also

• Eugenics

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• The Crimson Rivers at the Internet Movie Database
• The Crimson Rivers at Allmovie
• The Crimson Rivers at Allmovie
• The Crimson Rivers at Rotten Tomatoes