Alain Guiraudie’s Stranger by the Lake at Brain Dead Studios

Summertime. Passions run higher than fear in a cruising hotspot where a lonely visitor in search of companionship finds illicit thrills in the arms of a mysterious man whose dark and handsome good looks promise more than great sex. But when men begin to disappear on the beachside locale, the pair choose to continue their sweat-soaked trysts, uninhibited by the danger. In this arresting gay erotic thriller from writer-director Alain Guiraudie, bodies ripple like waves on the water and the tension rises with every thrust. Explicit and controversial, a sexy, queer cinema landmark. DCP, France, 2013, Drama, Strand Releasing, Drama, 97 mins, in French with English subtitles.

Written and directed by: Alain Guiraudie
With: Pierre Deladonchamps, Christophe Paou, Patrick D’Assumçao