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Stranger by the Lake (2013) · Cineora

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AN ALAIN GUIRAUDIE FILM

Stranger by the Lake

20131h 40mNRMovie

DramaThriller

IMDb6.9/ 10 · 18K votes

THE STORY

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.

Tense
Suspenseful
Melancholic
LGBTQ+
Isolation
Love

Pace: Measured
Intensity: Intense
Complexity: Some focus

Good for late nights and talking about after. Contains sexual content and nudity.

DirectorAlain Guiraudie

FormatFeature film

TMDB6.3 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Pierre DeladonchampsFranck

Christophe PaouMichel

Patrick d'AssumçaoHenri

Jérôme ChappatteInspector Damroder

Mathieu VervischÉric

Gilbert TraïnaTuesday Night Man

Emmanuel DaumasPhilippe

Sébastien BadachaouiEric's Boyfriend

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