Stranger by the Lake (2013)

NR06/12/2013Drama, Thriller1h 40m

He's closer than you think.

Overview

At a cruising spot near a lake, Franck falls in love with Michael, a handsome and lethally dangerous man. Even though Franck is aware of this, he chooses to follow his passion.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Pierre Deladonchamps

    Franck

  2. Cast 1

    Christophe Paou

    Michel

  3. Cast 1

    Patrick d'Assumçao

    Henri

  4. Cast 1

    Jérôme Chappatte

    Inspector Damroder

  5. Cast 1

    Mathieu Vervisch

    Éric

  6. Cast 1

    Gilbert Traïna

    Tuesday Night Man

  7. Cast 1

    Emmanuel Daumas

    Philippe

  8. Cast 1

    Sébastien Badachaoui

    Eric's Boyfriend

  9. Gilles Guérin

    Ladies' Man

A rather well shot, but pedestrian affair about good-looking young man "Franck" who frequents a gay cruising area on a lake shore and falls for a stranger. Around the same time, an ex-lover of the stranger is found drowned. What makes this film interesting is that both we, and him, know what happened and yet he decidedly refuses to co-operate with the police and puts himself and others at considerable risk. Is it infatuation or indifference or both? This is an oddly arid piece of cinema. At best it shows this cruising community as indifferent to the crime; and worst to a callousness that is qu...