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Red Lights (2004)

Red Lights poster
Original title
Feux rouges
Directed by
Cédric Kahn
Genre
thriller, mystery, crime
Country
France
Runtime
1h 45m
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 56 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A married couple drives through France to pick up their children for vacation. After intense arguments they separate and each faces a disturbing event on the road.

tenseuneasyslow-burnroad-tripmarital-strainominousclaustrophobicpsychologically-urgent

What happens

Red Lights (French: Feux rouges) is a 2004 French thriller film directed by Cédric Kahn. It was adapted from the eponymous 1955 Georges Simenon novel set in the Northeastern United States. The film is set in modern-day France. The film stars Jean-Pierre Darroussin and Carole Bouquet as married couple Antoine and Hélène Dunan on a road trip to pick up their children and begin a vacation. After a number of arguments, they are separated and each encounters a horror on the road. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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