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Simon Killer

  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 46m
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6.3/10
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Simon Killer (2012)
A recent college graduate flees to Paris after a break-up, where his involvement with a prostitute begins to reveal a potentially dark recent past.
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A recent college graduate flees to Paris after a break-up, where his involvement with a prostitute begins to reveal a potentially dark recent past.A recent college graduate flees to Paris after a break-up, where his involvement with a prostitute begins to reveal a potentially dark recent past.A recent college graduate flees to Paris after a break-up, where his involvement with a prostitute begins to reveal a potentially dark recent past.

  • Director
    • Antonio Campos
  • Writers
    • Antonio Campos
    • Brady Corbet
    • Mati Diop
  • Stars
    • Brady Corbet
    • Mati Diop
    • Lila Salet
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    4.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Antonio Campos
    • Writers
      • Antonio Campos
      • Brady Corbet
      • Mati Diop
    • Stars
      • Brady Corbet
      • Mati Diop
      • Lila Salet
    • 28User reviews
    • 93Critic reviews
    • 63Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 5 nominations

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    Mati Diop in Simon Killer (2012)
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    Brady Corbet and Constance Rousseau in Simon Killer (2012)
    Brady Corbet and Mati Diop in Simon Killer (2012)
    Brady Corbet and Mati Diop in Simon Killer (2012)
    Antonio Campos in Simon Killer (2012)
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    Brady Corbet
    Brady Corbet
    • Simon
    Mati Diop
    Mati Diop
    • Victoria…
    Lila Salet
    Lila Salet
    • Sophie
    Michaël Abiteboul
    • Jean
    Nicolas Ronchi
    Nicolas Ronchi
    • Carlo
    Constance Rousseau
    Constance Rousseau
    • Marianne
    Etienne Rotha Moeng
    • Cambodian Man
    Yannis Calonnec
    • Street Hustler
    Johan Jacques-Andre Coquin
    • Brothel Runner
    Shaina
    • Madame
    Oksana
    • Hostess Bar Worker
    Anais
    • Hostess Bar Worker
    • (as Anaïs)
    Catie
    • Hostess Bar Worker
    Frederic Jolie
    • Customer
    Alexandra Neil
    Alexandra Neil
    • Simon's Mom
    • (as Alexandra Neill)
    Samir Hartouf
    • Gare du Nord Kid
    Djibril Othmane
    • Gare du Nord Kid
    Sofiane Salehi
    • Gare du Nord Kid
    • Director
      • Antonio Campos
    • Writers
      • Antonio Campos
      • Brady Corbet
      • Mati Diop
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews28

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    7/10
    Mysterious and Subtle
    A recent college graduate (Brady Corbet) flees to Paris after a break-up, where his involvement with a prostitute (Mati Diop) begins to reveal a potentially dark recent past.

    Since watching this film last night, it has been gnawing at me, and it keeps growing in my mind as something of a masterpiece. Though, to see it in that way, one must first realize this is not a film concerned with a plot, but rather with the study of one particular character. (Just do not go in thinking you can ever understand him.)

    Corbet was evil and gritty in "Funny Games" and may have stepped that up a notch here. The character is more subtle, more of an enigma, but this in many ways makes him creepier: is he a sociopath, a killer? We know he is a liar, and we are left doubting almost any claim he makes about his past. (Corbet's career is already legendary, also having worked with Gregg Araki and Lars von Trier, among others.)

    While not directly inspired by Joran van der Sloot (the Aruba man best known to Americans as the likely killer of Natalee Holloway), the creators used him as a "point of reference", and it shows. For a visual look they emulated 1970s cinema, and particularly John Cassavetes' "The Killing of a Chinese Bookie" (1976). I think they nailed it.

    To fully "get" this movie I would need to watch it again. As I said, it grows. I like it more today than yesterday and feel like a re-exploration of the themes and characters would only add to that. Who is Simon? We may never know.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 12, 2013 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • France
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Саймон-убийца
    • Filming locations
      • Paris, France
    • Production companies
      • FilmHaven Entertainment
      • BorderLine Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $27,740
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,054
      • Apr 7, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $27,740
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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