La Sirène rouge (2002) Directed by Olivier Megaton
Crime / Thriller / Action
aka: The Red Siren
Film Synopsis
Brought up by a cruel and domineering mother, Alice is a deeply disturbed
12-year-old who lives in perpetual fear - and with good reason. When
the police fail to take seriously her frantic protestations that her mother
is a murderer, Alice has no choice but to go on the run. Pursued by
ruthless killers, she knows that she is on her own - no one can help her
now. Then she meets Hugo, a rough-looking man in his forties who has
his own personal war to prosecute. Like Alice, Hugo has become bitterly
inured to violence and has devoted his life to fighting for the oppressed
peoples of the world.
The frightened child and the jaded middle-aged man have nothing in common,
and yet they soon find themselves drawn to one another by a shared understanding
and mutual tenderness. In a desperate attempt to find the girl's missing
father, this unlikely duo heads for Portugal, but as they continue their
quest it soon becomes apparent to them both that their lives are in peril.
Closing on them fast is a gang of seemingly unstoppable killers who are intent
on their destruction...
Script: Alain Berliner,
Robert Conrath,
Olivier Megaton,
Norman Spinrad,
Maurice G. Dantec (novel)
Cinematographer: Denis Rouden
Music: Nicolas Bikialo
Cast:Jean-Marc Barr (Hugo Cornelius Toorop),
Asia Argento (Anita),
Frances Barber (Eva),
Andrew Tiernan (Koesler),
Alexandra Negrão (Alice),
Edouard Montoute (Oliveira),
Vernon Dobtcheff (Vitali),
Johan Leysen (Travis),
Jean-Christophe Bouvet (Lucas),
Carlo Brandt (Vondt),
François Levantal (Sorvan),
Dominique Bettenfeld (Mitja),
João Pedro Cary (Child),
Patrick Fontana (Policeman reception),
Stéphan Guérin-Tillié (Julian),
Ivan Marevich (Mitslav),
Omer Husnu Turat (Hitman),
Antonio Calpi,
Celia Charpentier,
Mara Lúcia Galinha
Country: France
Language: French / English / Portuguese
Support: Color
Runtime: 118 min
Aka:The Red Siren
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