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Stranger by the Lake
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Stranger by the Lake

2013-06-12 · 100 min · ★ 6.3

Drama · Thriller

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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Directors
Alain Guiraudie
Production companies
Les films du Worso, ARTE France Cinéma, Films de Force Majeure, M141
Countries
France
Status
Released
Budget
USD 1,400,000
Revenue
USD 1,200,000

Top Cast

Pierre DeladonchampsPierre DeladonchampsFranck
Christophe PaouChristophe PaouMichel
Patrick d'AssumçaoPatrick d'AssumçaoHenri
Jérôme ChappatteInspector Damroder
Mathieu VervischMathieu VervischÉric
Gilbert TraïnaGilbert TraïnaTuesday Night Man
Emmanuel DaumasPhilippe
Sébastien BadachaouiSébastien BadachaouiEric's Boyfriend
Gilles GuérinLadies' Man
François-Renaud LabartheFrançois-Renaud LabarthePascal Ramière
Claude BellelleThe Naturist
Slawomir CieminskiThe Naturist
Jean-Marie CrémierThe Naturist
Bernard DelavauxThe Naturist
Bernard GermanThe Naturist
Jean-Michel GiordanoThe Naturist
Lucien LerdaThe Naturist
Patrick MarconiThe Naturist
Serge MorgadinhoThe Naturist
Éric PiccolottoThe Naturist

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