The Crimson Rivers

Name: The Crimson Rivers
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 2000-09-27
Duration: 1 h 46 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Jean Reno, Vincent Cassel, Nadia Farès, Dominique Sanda, Karim Belkhadra

2000·Movie·R·106 min·★ 6.9(1,781)

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“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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Germany	RTL+, RTL+ Max Amazon Channel, Moviedome Plus Amazon Channel	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
France	Canal+, Molotov TV, SFR Play	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Canal VOD
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Japan	U-NEXT	—
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About The Crimson Rivers

The Crimson Rivers is a 2000 French-language crime, mystery and thriller film directed by Mathieu Kassovitz. The cast is led by Jean Reno, Vincent Cassel, Nadia Farès. It has a runtime of 1h 46m. Viewers rate it 6.9/10 across 1800 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Kino Film Collection, Kanopy, Hoopla.

The Crimson Rivers was produced by Gaumont, TF1 Films Production, and Légende Films and made in France. It was released on September 27, 2000, and carries a R certification.

Director: Mathieu Kassovitz
Writers: Jean-Christophe Grangé, Mathieu Kassovitz
Release date: September 27, 2000
Original language: French
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: France
Budget: $2 million
Production: Gaumont, TF1 Films Production, Légende Films

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The Crimson Rivers cast & crew

The Crimson Rivers was directed by Mathieu Kassovitz and written by Jean-Christophe Grangé and Mathieu Kassovitz.

The cast features Jean Reno as Pierre Niemans, Vincent Cassel as Max Kerkerian, Nadia Farès as Fanny Ferreira, Dominique Sanda as Sister Andrée, Karim Belkhadra as Captain Dahmane, and Jean-Pierre Cassel as Dr. Bernard Chernezé.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Bruno Coulais, cinematography is by Thierry Arbogast, and it was produced by Alain Goldman.

Is The Crimson Rivers worth watching?

The Crimson Rivers holds an audience score of 6.9/10 from 1,781 ratings, a solidly received crime films.

At 1h 46m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy crime, mystery, and thriller, The Crimson Rivers is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Crimson Rivers

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