SK1 (film)

SK1 (French: L'Affaire SK1), known in the US as Serial Killer 1, is a 2014 French thriller drama film directed by Frédéric Tellier. The term "SK1" is a codename given by the police to the first serial killer who was identified and arrested via DNA analysis in France.[3]

"Serial Killer 1" redirects here. Not to be confused with Serial Killers, Vol. 1 or serial killer.
SK1
Film poster
Directed byFrédéric Tellier
Written byDavid Oelhoffen
Frédéric Tellier
Produced byJulien Leclercq
Julien Madon
Julien Deris
Franck Elbase
David Gauquie
Nicolas Lesage
Etienne Mallet
StarringRaphaël Personnaz
Nathalie Baye
Olivier Gourmet
Michel Vuillermoz
CinematographyMathias Boucard
Edited byMickael Dumontier
Music byChristophe La Pinta
Frédéric Tellier
Production
companies
Labyrinthe Films
Movie Pictures
France 3 Cinéma
Cinéfrance 1888
SND Films
Mondatta Films
Bethsabée Mucho
Distributed bySND
Release dates
  • 25 August 2014 (2014-08-25) (Angoulême)
  • 7 January 2015 (2015-01-07) (France)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$6 million [1]
Box office$2.6 million [2]

Plot

The film chronicles the hunt and trial of a 1990s serial killer, dubbed "The Beast of the Bastille".

Synopsis

The film is set in Paris in 1991. The true story of Franck Magne, a young inspector starting out in the Criminal Investigation Department at 36 quai des Orfèvres, in the Crime Squad. His first case deals with the murder of a young woman. His investigation leads him to study similar cases that he's the only one to link together. He's quickly confronted by the reality of police investigation work: the lack of equipment, bureaucracy... For 8 years, obsessed by this investigation, he'll hunt the serial killer that no one else believes exists. As a decade goes by, the victims multiply and leads become muddled. The gap between the brutal murders grows shorter. Franck Magne hunts down the monster that begins to emerge, so as to stop him for good. The inspector from the Crime Squad becomes the architect of the most complex and vast investigation ever undertaken by the French Criminal Investigation Department. During it, Magne crosses paths with Frédérique Pons, a dedicated lawyer determined to understand the destiny of the man hidden behind this merciless killer. The film plunges us into 10 years of investigation, amongst opinionated cops, determined judges, conscientious forensic policemen, and impassioned lawyers who will all be affected by this case that became the sensational "Guy Georges, the killer of Eastern Paris" case.[4]

Cast

Accolades
Award / Film Festival Category Recipients and nominees Result
César Awards[5] Best Adaptation David Oelhoffen and Frédéric Tellier Nominated
Best First Feature Film Nominated
Lumières Awards[6] Best Cinematography Matias Boucard Nominated
Prix Jacques Prévert du Scénario[7] Best Adaptation Won

See also

References
  1. "L'Affaire SK1". JP's Box-Office.
  2. "Serial Killer 1". Box Office Mojo.
  3. "'SK1' ('L'Affaire SK1'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  4. "SK1 (L'Affaire SK1)". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  5. "'Golden Years,' 'Marguerite,' 'Dheepan,' 'Mustang' Lead Cesar Nominations". Variety. 27 January 2016.
  6. "Prix Lumières 2016 : Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse et Mustang en tête des nominations". AlloCiné. 4 January 2016.
  7. "Prix et nominations : Prix Jacques Prévert du Scénario 2016". AlloCiné.


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