Stranger by the Lake
DramaThrillerlakedrowningdetectivecruisinginvestigationlovemurderlonelinessmale homosexualityskinny dippingsummerswimming
A slow-burn psychological thriller about desire and obsession set against a summer lake landscape, where romantic longing becomes entangled with danger and moral complicity.
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.
Essence
Ensemble
Pierre Deladonchamps
Franck
Christophe Paou
Michel
Patrick d'Assumçao
Henri
Jérôme Chappatte
Inspector Damroder
Mathieu Vervisch
Éric
Gilbert Traïna
Tuesday Night Man
Emmanuel Daumas
Philippe
Sébastien Badachaoui
Eric's Boyfriend
Gilles Guérin
Ladies' Man
François-Renaud Labarthe
Pascal Ramière
Claude Bellelle
The Naturist
Slawomir Cieminski
The Naturist
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