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The Crimson Rivers

Genre
Thriller
Rating
R
Released
27 September, 2000
The Crimson Rivers

The crimson Rivers is a 2000 French psychological thriller film starring Jean Reno and Vincent Cassel. The film, which was directed by Mathieu Kassovitz, is based on the novel Blood Red Rivers by Jean-Christophe Grangé. The screenplay was written by Grangé and Mathieu Kassovitz. The film is about two detectives who investigate a series of grisly murders in and around an isolated university campus in a deep valley of the French Alps. With a $14 million budget, the movie went on to gross $60 million from a worldwide theatrical release. Despite its box office success, one of its stars, Vincent Cassel, admitted, "I can't help explain the film because I didn't understand it! We cut out everything in the film that was explanatory, therefore 'boring' [according to the director]. You end up with a film that's not boring but you don't understand it [at] all".

Director Mathieu Kassovitz
Produced by Alain Goldman
Writer(s) Jean-Christophe Grangé, Mathieu Kassovitz
Starring Jean Reno, Vincent Cassel
Music Bruno Coulais
Cinematography Thierry Arbogast
Edited by Maryline Monthieux
Production, company Légende Enterprises, Gaumont, TF1 Films Production, Canal+
Distributed by Gaumont Buena Vista International
Released September 27, 2000
Running time 106 minutes
Country France
Language French
Budget $14 million
Box office $60 million
Netflix ID 60020011

About The Crimson Rivers

Crime thriller that follows a detective who is trying to solve a string of murders committed by a brutal killer at a prestigious institute of learning. The film was directed by Mathieu Kassovitz.

Achievement of The Crimson Rivers

Filming took place at the Villarodin-Bourget, Savoy based Onera Modane-Avrieux wind tunnels Centre. The movie's original French title is Les Rivières pourpres.

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Latest information about The Crimson Rivers updated on March 16 2023.