Franck spends his summer days hopelessly searching for companionship at a popular cruising spot on the shores of a lake in rural France. One day, he meets Michel, an attractive yet darkly mysterious man and falls blindly in love.
Directed by Alain Guiraudie
lake
drowning
detective
cruising
investigation
love
murder
loneliness
male homosexuality
skinny dipping
summer
swimming
sexual desire
stranger
lgbt
murder investigation
exhibitionism
casual sex
companionship
sunbathing
gay theme
Rank
#66 in 2013·#3032 overall
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Cast
Pierre Deladonchamps
Franck
Christophe Paou
Michel
Patrick d'Assumçao
Henri
Mathieu Vervisch
Éric
Gilbert Traïna
Tuesday Night Man
Emmanuel Daumas
Philippe
Sébastien Badachaoui
Eric's Boyfriend
François-Renaud Labarthe
Pascal Ramière
Nicolas Guimbard
Stand-In
Alain Guiraudie
Philippe's Friend (uncredited)
Crew
Alain Guiraudie
Director
Alain Guiraudie
Screenplay
Claire Mathon
Director of Photography
Olivier Père
Co-Producer
Stéphane Batut
Casting
Toufik Ayadi
Post-Production Manager
Pierre Olivier Persin
Special Effects Makeup Artist
François-Renaud Labarthe
Art Direction
Laurent Lunetta
Art Direction
Toufik Ayadi
Post Production Coordinator
François-Renaud Labarthe
Costume Design
Popular Reviews
259 reviews
Leandrys
6.0★ · 05/08/26
Proof that men will literally witness a casual murder and think, "I can fix him," rather than going to report it.
Proof that men will literally witness a casual murder and think, "I can fix him," rather than going to report it.
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idfk
9.4★ · 06/23/25
it did drag on at some points but it was beautifully shot and very well made
it did drag on at some points but it was beautifully shot and very well made
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nananocas
7.0★ · 06/25/26
dick out, shoes on💔
dick out, shoes on💔
mirajane
6.0★ · 06/05/26
meu gato pareceu genuinamente interessado na Tv quando viu dois caras se beijando
meu gato pareceu genuinamente interessado na Tv quando viu dois caras se beijando
Idk
10.0★ · 05/26/26
Grindr by the Lake.
appealing and provocative psychosexual thriller that is well-captured, the merging visual style is so pleasing ASF—this is so sexyyy
Grindr by the Lake.
appealing and provocative psychosexual thriller that is well-captured, the merging visual style is so pleasing ASF—this is so sexyyy
