The Red Siren

The Red Siren (French: La sirène rouge) is a 2002 French crime thriller film based upon the novel by same name by Maurice G. Dantec. The film was directed by Olivier Megaton from a script by Olivier Megaton, Alain Berliner, Norman Spinrad, and Robert Conrath.

The Red Siren
Directed byOlivier Megaton
Screenplay byAlain Berliner
Norman Spinrad
Olivier Megaton
Robert Conrath
Based onLa Sirène rouge by Maurice G. Dantec
Produced bySimon Arnal
Carole Scotta
StarringJean-Marc Barr
Asia Argento
Alexandra Negrão
Frances Barber
Andrew Tiernan
CinematographyDenis Rouden
Edited byStéphanie Gaurier
Yann Hervé
Music byNicolas Bikialo
Distributed byHaut et Court
Studio Canal
Release date
  • 22 August 2002 (2002-08-22)
Running time
118 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguagesFrench
English
Portuguese
Budget$6 million
Box office$1.4 million[1]

Plot

The film tells the story of Alice (Alexandra Negrão) who confesses to a detective named Anita (Asia Argento) that her mother Eva (Frances Barber) is a dangerous killer. Eva is also a very powerful and wealthy leader of a vast crime syndicate. She discovers that her daughter met with the police and tries to stop her. Unbeknownst at first to both Anita and Eva, Alice escapes from France and leaves for Portugal to reunite with her supposedly dead father. Eva's henchmen chase after her. Alice meets a mercenary while escaping, Hugo (Jean-Marc Barr), who then joins Alice as her protector on her journey to find her father. Anita travels after her, as well. After Eva's henchmen close in, Eva reappears to "reclaim" her daughter.

Cast

References
  1. "La Sirène rouge (2002)". Jpbox-office.com. Retrieved 17 December 2017.


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