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Stranger by the Lake

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NR 2014 · 1h 40m
Drama, Thriller
Starring Pierre Deladonchamps · Christophe Paou · Patrick d'Assumçao
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Franck spends his summer days hopelessly searching for companionship at a popular cruising spot on the shores of a lake in rural France. One day, he meets Michel, an attractive yet darkly mysterious man and falls blindly in love.

Theatrical
Jan 24, 2014
Digital
May 13, 2014
Box Office
$1.2M
Budget
$1.4M
Return
0.9x
DVD / Blu-ray
May 13, 2014
Theaters
2
Director
Alain Guiraudie
Writer
Alain Guiraudie
Producers
Sylvie Pialat, Benoît Quainon, Olivier Père
Studio
Les films du Worso, ARTE France Cinéma, Films de Force Majeure, M141
Original Title
L'Inconnu du lac
Original Language
French
Keywords
detective drowning cruising lake investigation love murder loneliness male homosexuality skinny dipping summer swimming sexual desire stranger lgbt murder investigation exhibitionism casual sex companionship sunbathing gay theme
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Cast

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P
Pierre Deladonchamps
Franck
C
Christophe Paou
Michel
P
Patrick d'Assumçao
Henri
J
Jérôme Chappatte
Inspector Damroder
M
Mathieu Vervisch
Éric
G
Gilbert Traïna
Tuesday Night Man
E
Emmanuel Daumas
Philippe
F
François-Renaud Labarthe
Pascal Ramière
A
Alain Guiraudie
Philippe's Friend (uncredited)

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