Requiem for a Killer

Requiem for a Killer

91 mins | Thriller | June 1, 2011

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.

Requiem for a Killer

91 mins | Thriller | June 1, 2011

Requiem for a Killer
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.
IMDb rating 5.1
Producers France 2 Cinéma, StudioCanal, Alter Films, Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
Original title Requiem Pour Une Tueuse
Directors Jérôme Le Maire
Writers Jérôme Le Maire

Cast

Mélanie Laurent

as Lucrèce

Tchéky Karyo

as L'Arménien

Xavier Gallais

as Xavier De Ferrières

Christopher Stills

as Alexander Child

Corrado Invernizzi

as Vittorio Biamonte

Michel Fau

as Le Chef d'orchestre

Frédérique Tirmont

as La Colonel

Johan Leysen

as Van Kummant

Jean-Claude Dreyfus

as Le maître de chant