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Simon Killer

  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
4.9K
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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)
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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(story)
      • Brady Corbet(story)
      • Mati Diop(story)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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      Referenced in The Heart Machine (2014)
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    User reviews28

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    5/10
    Interesting but dull psychological thriller
    Simon Killer is the new Psychological thriller by Antonio Campos, the film follows Simon (played by Bradley Corbet) as he travels in Paris trying to forget about his girlfriend, whom he had just broken up wit, after staying together. One night as he wonders about he comes to a strip club, where he meets the stripper/prostitute Noura. (Played by Mati Diop.) Simon quickly falls in love with Noura and finds it difficult to spend time away from her and becomes jealous of the fact that she has to sleep with other men for her job. So to try and fix the situation he proposes that she should black mail one of the married men that come for her services. She reluctantly accepts, and they start their working on their trap, needless to say things do not go according to plan.

    Simon Killer is a very slow film, and sometimes it's pace works and other times it doesn't. Antonio Campos tries to lull you in with a slow hypnotic pace, working mainly through repetition and dream-like passage of time. The film does a good job of bringing you in with its pace, but unfortunately starts to lose its audience around the half way point. The film becomes very tedious with its repetition and we're not quite sure who we're supposed to be rooting for. The characters motivations become muddled and you're not sure what's going on or why. This works for some films, like Caché or The Virgin Suicides, but films like the ones previously mentioned always give the audience enough to peak there interest and make them want to figure out the rest of the film. Simon Killer doesn't ever do this, so most of the film ends up being pretty forgettable.

    But I should give credit where credit is due. First of all Bradley Corbet does a great job as the introverted Simon. He is able to create this character that just doesn't feel right, from the second we see him we can tell that something is just wrong. Antonio Campos also has some excellent camera work, for most of the scenes the camera is set almost completely still, and if there is movement it's typically a slow zoom in/out, or a slow pan to the left or right. The effect is something unnerving, and the cinematography in general is very similar to the cinematography in Francis Ford Coppola's The Conversation. i.e. creates a sense of paranoia. Overall I'd say Simon Killer had some good ideas, they just need to be more developed. If you're into slow dark psychological films I'd say it's worth checking out.

    5.5/10
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    • May 10, 2016

    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
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    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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