The Crimson Rivers
6.9
“Evil rises to new heights.”
Two French policemen, one investigating a grisly murder at a remote mountain college, the other working on the desecration of a young girl's grave by skinheads, are brought together by the clues from their respective cases. Soon after they start working together, more murders are committed, and the pair begin to discover just what dark secrets are behind the killings.
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Part of The Crimson Rivers Collection
2 films
Cast
21 people
Jean Reno
Pierre Niemans
Known for
Léon: The Professional
The Da Vinci Code
Vincent Cassel
Max Kerkerian
Known for
Black Swan
La Haine
Nadia Farès
Fanny Ferreira
Known for
Storm Warning
Marseille
Dominique Sanda
Sister Andrée
Known for
1900
The Conformist
Karim Belkhadra
Captain Dahmane
Known for
JCVD
Natural Born Liar
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Dr. Bernard Chernezé
Known for
Asterix at the Olympic Games
Army of Shadows
Didier Flamand
The Dean
Known for
The Corsican File
The Chorus
Philippe Nahon
Homme à la station service
Known for
Irreversible
I Stand Alone
François Levantal
Pathologist
Known for
R.A.I.D. Special Unit
A Gang Story
Laurent Lafitte
Hubert
Known for
Elle
Divorce French Style
Francine Bergé
Directrice d'école
Known for
Mr. Klein
Judex
Robert Gendreu
Gardien du cimetière
Known for
Assassin(s)
Mathieu Kassovitz Director · Jean-Christophe Grangé Screenplay Bruno Coulais Composer
Worldwide gross $60M · Budget $2.4M · United States release June 29, 2001
Box office
Budget
$2,365,000
Worldwide gross
$60,000,000
Gross vs. budget
25.4×
Production
Gaumont
Production
TF1 Films Production
Production
Légende Films
Production
TriStar Pictures
Studio
Gaumont International
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Les Rivières pourpres
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · September 27, 2000
Theatrical
United States · June 29, 2001
Theatrical
United States · October 16, 2001
Physical · DVD
Australia
March 25, 2001 · Limited theatrical · French Film Festival
Canada
January 21, 2001 · Theatrical
Czechia
May 3, 2001 · Theatrical
France
November 17, 2025 · TV · RMC Life
August 20, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran
Germany
April 19, 2001 · Theatrical
April 1, 2025 · Theatrical · Best of Cinema
Greece
March 29, 2001 · Theatrical
Hungary
May 3, 2001 · Theatrical
Italy
October 27, 2000 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 4, 2001 · Physical · DVD(Rental)
Portugal
November 2, 2001 · Theatrical
Russia
June 29, 2001 · Premiere · «West»
South Korea
February 10, 2001 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 8, 2001 · Theatrical
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