Movie
Stranger by the Lake
2013NR1h 40m6.3 / 10
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.
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Synopsis
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.
More about Stranger by the Lake
Cast
Pierre DeladonchampsFranck
Christophe PaouMichel
Patrick d'AssumçaoHenriJérôme ChappatteInspector Damroder
Mathieu VervischÉric
Gilbert TraïnaTuesday Night Man
Emmanuel DaumasPhilippe
Sébastien BadachaouiEric's BoyfriendCredits
- Directed by
- Alain Guiraudie
- Written by
- Alain Guiraudie
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- French
- Original title
- L'Inconnu du lac
- Budget
- $1.4M
- Box office
- $1.2M
Production
Les films du WorsoFrance
ARTE France CinémaFrance
Films de Force MajeureFrance
M141France
Themes
casual sexcompanionshipcruisingdetectivedrowningexhibitionismgay themeinvestigation
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