Stranger by the Lake

2013 · 100 min · FR · NR · 6.3 (480 votes)

Dir. Alain Guiraudie · Starring Pierre Deladonchamps, Christophe Paou, Patrick d'Assumçao, Jérôme Chappatte, Mathieu Vervisch, Gilbert Traïna

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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.

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A sun-drenched, languid summer unfolds by a lake, where intense desire and a palpable sense of danger simmer beneath the surface. It's a potent, erotic exploration of loneliness and obsession, where passion leads to perilous consequences.

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