Requiem for a Killer

Requiem for a Killer

Directed by Jérôme Le Maire

Produced by Alter Films, StudioCanal

201191 min5.0 / 10

A tense, operatic thriller about a professional assassin navigating competing agendas and espionage at an exclusive Swiss music festival.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is Requiem for a Killer scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Does Requiem for a Killer end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Requiem for a Killer easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Requiem for a Killer violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

  • Is Requiem for a Killer sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

14/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity51

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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