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Sombre

Sombre

19986.21h 52m

Overview

A serial killer stalks a woman he befriended after her car broke down.

Directed by Philippe Grandrieux
Written by Philippe Grandrieux, Sophie Fillières, Pierre Hodgson
Produced by Catherine Jacques
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Top Cast

Marc Barbé

Marc Barbé

Jean

Elina Löwensohn

Elina Löwensohn

Claire

Coralie Trinh Thi

Coralie Trinh Thi

First Woman

Tony Baillargeat

Tony Baillargeat

Man of Ball 2

G

Géraldine Voillat

Christine

M

Maxime Mazzolini

Blindfolded Child

A

Alexandra Noël

Second Woman

Themes & Keywords

sibling relationshipfrancestalkerserial killeravant-gardenew french extremism

About Sombre

Sombre is a drama, horror film released in 1998 exploring themes of sibling relationship, france, stalker, serial killer, avant-garde, new french extremism. Directed by Philippe Grandrieux, it stars Marc Barbé, Elina Löwensohn, Coralie Trinh Thi. A serial killer stalks a woman he befriended after her car broke down.

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