Crimson Rivers 2: Angels of the Apocalypse (2004)
"Les rivières pourpres II - Les anges de l'apocalypse" (original title)

Pierre Niemans faces the threat of the apocalypse while investigating a series of ritual murders.

Director:

Olivier Dahan

Writers:

Luc Besson, Jean-Christophe Grangé (characters)

Stars:

Jean Reno, Benoît Magimel, Christopher Lee

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jean Reno	...	Pierre Niemans
Benoît Magimel	...	Reda
Christopher Lee	...	Heinrich von Garten
Camille Natta	...	Marie
Johnny Hallyday	...	L'ermite borgne
Gabrielle Lazure	...	La femme de Philippe
Augustin Legrand	...	Jésus
Serge Riaboukine	...	Père Vincent
André Penvern	...	Père Dominique
Francis Renaud	...	Flic Reda #1
David Saracino	...	Flic Reda #2
Michaël Abiteboul	...	Flic #1
Eriq Ebouaney	...	Flic #2
Jo Prestia	...	Emilio
Cyril Raffaelli	...	Prêtre tueur

Storyline

Chief Niemans is investigating a series of ritual murders: The victims are crucified. He teams up with young officer Reda, who gets embroiled after a man dressed as a monk tries to kill a confused guy Reda picked up on the street. Together with a specialist on christian mythology they uncover a mysterious group called "Angels of the Apokalypse".

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Plot Keywords:

murder | ritual | monk | religion | mythology | 

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Taglines:

An unholy crime... An unstoppable killer... Caught in a deadly tide.

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Genres:

Thriller | Action | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence and some language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [fr] Official Site [jp]

Country:

France Italy UK

Language:

French German Italian

Release Date:

18 February 2004 (France)

Also Known As:

Crimson Rivers: Angels of the Apocalypse

Filming Locations:

Abbaye Saint-André de Lavaudieu, Le Bourg, Lavaudieu, Haute-Loire, France

Box Office

Budget:

€30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$106,015 (Brazil) (1 October 2004)

Gross:

$106,015 (Brazil) (1 October 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Studio Légende, EuropaCorp, TF1 Films Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Christopher Lee accepted his role mainly because he wanted to work with Jean Reno.

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Goofs

The shadow of boom mic is visible just after the army go to the monastery, at the bottom left corner, in the forest.

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Quotes

Reda: You still never told me.
Commissaire Niemans: What?
Reda: The name of your dog.
Commissaire Niemans: I found an interesting name, a dangerous dog's name.
Reda: For a Yorkshire?
Reda: Yes, I called him... Reda!

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Connections

References Treasure of Silver Lake (1962)

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Soundtracks

"I Wanna Be Your Dog"
Performed by The Stooges

User Reviews

Gripping Suspense with Gritty Action and Creepy Monks

Unlike "The Crimson Rivers" which was a great mystery-thriller, its sequel, "Crimson Rivers 2: Angels of the Apocalypse" is a great action-thriller with mystery elements. This is a rare sequel that surpasses the original, its got great action, great suspense, non-stop thrills, and it has Jean Reno. Jean Reno returns as Investigator Niemans to investigate a body that was found in the walls of a creepy monastery and later teams up with officer Reda played by Benoit Magimel. Both characters are then thrusted into a fiasco of gun-play, killer monks, end-of-the-world scenarios and an underground cult known as Angels of the Apocalypse. If you like dark and gritty action you're going to love this movie, it even has the best chase sequences I've ever seen put on film, so see it, you can thank me later. Plus it has horror, gore, guns, and a really hot female investigator. What else can we ask for in a straight to your face action movie? It's better than the original and its better than "The Da Vinci Code", sorry, I read a comment that some chick said this movie was worse than "Da Vinci", all I got to ask is, What was that chick smoking? THIS IS A GREAT MOVIE.