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2001

1h 49m

Crime

Drama

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A cross-dresser (Robinson Stévenin) gets mixed up in a police investigation of a serial killer who targets transvestites and prostitutes.

Kevin Thomas

Los Angeles Times

An absorbing mystery thriller.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 8, 2004

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Dave Kehr

New York Times

[Girod's] film feels more like what one would see from the top of a double-decker tourist bus than the work of someone who has immersed himself in a sexual subculture and its particular values.

Rated: 1.5/5

Jul 29, 2004

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Ernest Hardy

L.A. Weekly

What really sink the film are the script's reductive, outdated psychological implications ... and its clumsy melodramatics.

Oct 7, 2004

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David Noh

Film Journal International

Bo ... in Stvenin's smirky, callow performance often comes off as more irritating than sympathetic.

Aug 8, 2004

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...it's instantly forgettable, which is an impressive feat given how endless the film feels.

Rated: .5/4

Aug 2, 2004

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Kent Turner

Film-Forward.com

Bo [Robinson Stvenin] is the clich of the self-hating victim.

Rated: 1/5

Aug 2, 2004

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The worst thing part of a thriller is not to have the audience really care what's going on. There's about eight characters who are kiilled and it's hard to keep track since everyone is busy explaining the convoluted plot. The actors appear to be either posing for the camera or sleepwalking since they have a consistent monotonous way of talking. The only interest is how it's going to end and the twist left me cold. Albeit, Robinson Stevenin is well suited to the role of the transvestite and Stephane Metzger is appropriately cast as a self-centered, sexy but brutual man. It's the type of French movie that's too talky and would have benefited from fewer characters and less plot.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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A lot of things made me go wtf but there are a lot of good things to keep me watching too

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Francis Girod

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Richard Bohringer

Huysmans

Robinson Stévenin

Bo

Stéphane Metzger

Johnny

Micheline Presle

Violette Ancelin

William Nadylam

Maeva

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Synopsis

A cross-dresser (Robinson Stévenin) gets mixed up in a police investigation of a serial killer who targets transvestites and prostitutes.

Director: Francis Girod
Producer: Humbert Balsan
Screenwriter: Francis Girod, Philippe Cougrand
Production Co: Ognon Pictures, Canal+, France 3 Cinéma
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: Canadian French
Release Date (DVD): Dec 14, 2004
Runtime: 1h 49m