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Meurtres au mont Ventoux (2015)

92 min · Crime

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Directors

Thierry Peythieu

Cast

Ingrid Chauvin, Thomas Jouannet, Yannick Soulier, Isabelle Spade, Aladin Reibel

Alexia returns to her native village for her uncle’s funeral and remains after inheriting his estate because his death is suspicious.

The story

Thirty-eight-year-old Alexia Mejean, a photographer in Montpellier, returns to her native village in the heart of Mont Ventoux for her beloved uncle’s funeral and inherits his estate. It includes truffle groves that made him wealthy and are now coveted by many. Twenty-five years earlier, as a teenager, Alexia had rebelled against the local superstition that an evil dragon called the Drac haunted a nearby spring. One of her friends was said to have died after defying it. Because her uncle’s death is suspicious, Alexia stays in the area, though she does not plan to remain long.

Full plot (contains spoilers)

Thirty-eight-year-old Alexia Mejean returns to her native village in the heart of Mont Ventoux to attend the funeral of her beloved uncle, whose estate she has just inherited. She is heir to a fine property, including the truffle groves that made her uncle wealthy and are now coveted by everyone. The truth is, 25 years earlier, as a teenager, she had rebelled against a local superstition: that an evil dragon, the Drac, haunted a nearby spring. One of her friends was said to have died after defying it. Since her uncle’s death is suspicious, Alexia stays in the area. A photographer in Montpellier, she does not intend to stay long...

Genres

Crime

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