The Crimson Rivers
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| The Crimson Rivers | |
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| 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 |
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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.
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[edit] Synopsis
Detective Superintendent Pierre Niemans (Jean Reno) is a well-known police officer. Together with his young colleague Detective Inspector Max Kerkerian, a car thief turned police officer for the thrill of the job (Vincent Cassel), he is sent to the fictional small university town of Guernon in the French Alps to investigate a brutal murder and mutilation, where the victim's body was placed in the fetal position, eyes removed and hands cut off. His investigation leads him to the elite university central to the town, which is attended by Fanny Ferreira (Nadia Farès), who discovered the body. Detective Inspector Max Kerkerian is in the nearby town of Sarzac investigating the skinheads that dug up a 10-year-old girl, who died in a car accident in 1982, and desecrated her grave. This gang, for some reason, is erasing the girl's past, having previously broken into her old school and stolen her records and photos. Niemans and Kerkerian soon notice the startling connections between their cases, and team up to fully solve them. As more murders around them are committed, the two officers must see just how far beyond these two crimes their case really goes.
[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.
[edit] Cast and roles
| Actor/Actress | Role |
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| Jean Reno | Pierre Niemans |
| Vincent Cassel | Max Kerkerian |
| Nadia Farès | Fanny Ferreira |
| Dominique Sanda | Sister Andrée |
| Karim Belkhadra | Captain Dahmane |
| Jean-Pierre Cassel | Dr. Bernard Chernezé |
| Didier Flamand | Dean |
| François Levantal | Pathologist |
| Francine Bergé | Headmistress |
| Philippe Nahon | Man at highway intervention station |
