Murderous Maids

Murderous Maids

2000 · 94 min · FR · 6.2 (40 votes)
Dir. Jean-Pierre Denis · Starring Julie-Marie Parmentier, Sylvie Testud, Isabelle Renauld, François Levantal, Dominique Labourier, Jean-Gabriel Nordmann

“It wasn't just a crime. It was a crime of passion.”

Drama

Based on the true story of two chambermaids of 1930s France who murdered their employer and her daughter.

VIBE

A suffocating descent into psychological horror. This film's oppressive atmosphere and stark depiction of societal constraints will leave you feeling deeply unsettled long after the credits roll. It's a chilling study of desperation and fractured minds.

oppressiveclaustrophobicbleakintensedisturbingslow-burnperiod dramapsychological thrillerarthousegritty realismclass struggletraumadomesticitysisterhooddescent into madness
sibling relationshipfrancemurder