Swimming Pool

May 21, 2003

1h 42m

★ 6.5

On the surface, all is calm.

Overview

A British crime novelist travels to her publisher's upmarket summer house in Southern France to seek solitude in order to work on her next book. However, the unexpected arrival of the publisher's daughter induces complications and a subsequent crime.

Genres

Crime

Thriller

Production Companies

France 2 Cinéma

Fidélité Productions

Gimages

FOZ

Headforce Ltd.

Swimming Pool Trailers

Cast

Sarah Morton

Charlotte Rampling

Julie

Ludivine Sagnier

John Bosload

Charles Dance

Marcel

Marc Fayolle

Franck

Jean-Marie Lamour

Marcel's Daughter

Mireille Mossé

First Man

Michel Fau

Second Man

Jean-Claude Lecas

Waitress at Cafe

Émilie Gavois-Kahn

Old Man

Erarde Forestali

Julia

Lauren Farrow

Terry Long

Sebastian Harcombe

Lisa and Julien are married and lead a happy uneventful life with their son Oscar. But their life radically changes one morning, when the police comes to arrest Lisa on murder charges. She's sentenced to 20 years of prison. Convinced of his wife's innocence, Julien decides to act. How far will he be willing to go for her?

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