Criminal Lovers
“Their idea of foreplay was murder.”
After a perverted impulse drives them to kill, Alice and her boyfriend, Luc, drag the body into the woods, only to find themselves hopelessly lost – much like the fairy-tale plight of Hansel and Gretel. Starving and with no hope of being found, they chance upon a dilapidated cottage where a hulking man takes them prisoner and proceeds to feed Luc's sexual appetite.
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Cast
15 people
Natacha Régnier
Alice
Known for
Marseille
Capital
Jérémie Renier
Luc
Known for
In Bruges
Brotherhood of the Wolf
Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović
Man of the Forest
Known for
Underground
The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch
Salim Kéchiouche
Saïd
Known for
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Ganglands
Yasmine Belmadi
Karim
Also in
Wild Side
Pigalle, la nuit
Bernard Maume
The Professor
No other roles listed
Jean-Louis Debard
The Night Guard
No other roles listed
Catherine Vierne
The Jewel Saleswoman
No other roles listed
Marielle Coubaillon
The Market's Hostess
Also in
The Chorus
Agrippina
Olivier Papot
The Police Officer
Also in
War of the Buttons
Gil Demurger
The GIGN
Also in
We Are Closing!
Punk
Agnès Accaria
François Ozon Director · Marcia Romano Writer Annabelle Perrichon Writer
First release August 18, 1999 · Produced in France · Production ARTE France Cinéma, StudioCanal
Production
Fidélité Productions
Production
ARTE France Cinéma
Production
StudioCanal
Production
Eurospace
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Les amants criminels
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · August 18, 1999
Premiere
No release date listed for United States.
Canada
September 11, 2023 · Theatrical · Toronto International Film Festival
Italy
September 3, 1999 · Theatrical · Venice Film Festival
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