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Les aliénés (2001)

Dir: Yvan Gauthier         Crime / Thriller       stars 3
Overview
Les aliénés is a French thriller film first released in 2001, directed by Yvan Gauthier.  The film stars Christopher Buchholz, Frédéric Pellegeay, Virginie Aster, Julien Reymond and Richard Chevallier.  Our overall rating for this film is: good.


Synopsis
Damien is a refuse collector in a small provincial town.  One day, he comes across a partially decomposed body at the landfill site where he works, along with a knife that he recognises as his own.  Determined to prove himself to his friends and mother, who all look down on him, Damien sets about trying to unravel the mystery and discover the identity of the killer.  In the course of his enquiry, he meets Julie, a hard up young divorcee who lives opposite him.  As his investigation gathers momentum, Damien becomes convinced that he himself might be the killer...


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Credits
  • Director: Yvan Gauthier
  • Script: Philippe Perret
  • Photo: Christophe Bidot
  • Music: Vincent Baudet, Julien Reymond
  • Cast: Christopher Buchholz (Damien), Frédéric Pellegeay (Franck), Virginie Aster (Julie), Julien Reymond (Farid), Richard Chevallier (Leroy), Jean-Louis Tribes (Bertrand), Marthe Mercadier (The mother), Philippe Nahon (The boss)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Runtime: 98 min; B&W


 
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