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Deep Crimson

Original title: Profundo carmesí · Turkish title: Koyu kırmızı
1996 · 1 h 54 min
Directed by Arturo Ripstein
CrimeDramaRomance

Cast

Regina Orozco Daniel Giménez Cacho Marisa Paredes

Credits

Written by: Paz Alicia Garciadiego

Plot

Coral, an overweight nurse, and Nicolás, a gigolo, meet through a lonely hearts club, and become lovers. He conducts a series of swindles on women, and she joins him, and the couple leave a trail of murders as they travel across Mexico. Arturo Ripstein's 1996 film, based on the real case of the Honeymoon Killers, is a dark and tragic love story.

Sinekatalog’s take

Arturo Ripstein's bleak crime drama, based on the Lonely Hearts killers, follows a nurse and a gigolo who swindle and murder across Mexico. Regina Orozco and Daniel Giménez Cacho are chilling in a sad, nasty romance.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (2,527 votes)
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