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Requiem for a Killer

Requiem for a Killer

20114.91h 31m

Overview

Lucretia is a killer for hire. Specialised in poisoning and passionate about opera, she'll have to fulfill a difficult contract in the heart of the Swiss alps. Posing as a singer, Lucretia will have to appear on the scene of the higly exclusive Festival d'Ermeux and try to kill one of her partners: British bariton Alexander Child. Having recently acquired a Scottish distillery, he remains the only obstacle to a strategic pipeline project with considerable economic stakes; having recently won a tough legal battle against British Oil, their last resort is to eliminate him. Complicating everything is Rico, sent by the French contra-espionage, who tries to infiltrate the orchestra and stop the plot against Alexander Child.

Directed by Jérôme Le Maire
Written by Jérôme Le Maire
Produced by Alain Terzian
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Top Cast

Clovis Cornillac

Clovis Cornillac

Rico

Mélanie Laurent

Mélanie Laurent

Lucrèce

Tchéky Karyo

Tchéky Karyo

L'Arménien

Xavier Gallais

Xavier Gallais

Xavier De Ferrières

Christopher Stills

Christopher Stills

Alexander Child

Corrado Invernizzi

Corrado Invernizzi

Vittorio Biamonte

Michel Fau

Michel Fau

Le Chef d'orchestre

Frédérique Tirmont

Frédérique Tirmont

La Colonel

Johan Leysen

Johan Leysen

Van Kummant

Jean-Claude Dreyfus

Jean-Claude Dreyfus

Le maître de chant

Themes & Keywords

operahitmanswitzerland

About Requiem for a Killer

Requiem for a Killer is a thriller film released in 2011 exploring themes of opera, hitman, switzerland. Directed by Jérôme Le Maire, it stars Clovis Cornillac, Mélanie Laurent, Tchéky Karyo. Lucretia is a killer for hire. Specialised in poisoning and passionate about opera, she'll have to fulfill a difficult contract in the heart of the Swiss alps. Posing as a singer, Lucretia will have to appear on the scene of the higly exclusive Festival d'Ermeux and try to kill one of her partners: British bariton Alexander Child. Having recently acquired a Scottish distillery, he remains the only obstacle to a strategic pipeline project with considerable economic stakes; having recently won a tough legal battle against British Oil, their last resort is to eliminate him. Complicating everything is Rico, sent by the French contra-espionage, who tries to infiltrate the orchestra and stop the plot against Alexander Child.

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