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Bad Genres

Play trailer Bad Genres 2001,  1h 49m,  Crime/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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A cross-dresser gets mixed up in a police investigation of a serial killer who targets transvestites and prostitutes.

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Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times Oct 8, 2004
4/5
An absorbing mystery thriller. Go to Full Review
Dave Kehr New York Times Jul 29, 2004
1.5/5
[Girod's] film feels more like what one would see from the top of a double-decker tourist bus than the work of someone who has immersed himself in a sexual subculture and its particular values. Go to Full Review
Ernest Hardy L.A. Weekly Oct 7, 2004
What really sink the film are the script's reductive, outdated psychological implications ... and its clumsy melodramatics. Go to Full Review
David Noh Film Journal International Aug 8, 2004
Bo ... in Stvenin's smirky, callow performance often comes off as more irritating than sympathetic. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Aug 2, 2004
.5/4
...it's instantly forgettable, which is an impressive feat given how endless the film feels. Go to Full Review
Kent Turner Film-Forward.com Aug 2, 2004
1/5
Bo [Robinson Stvenin] is the clich of the self-hating victim. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Francis Girod

Director

Richard Bohringer

Huysmans

Robinson Stévenin

Bo

Stéphane Metzger

Johnny

Micheline Presle

Violette Ancelin

William Nadylam

Maeva

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Movie Info

Synopsis A cross-dresser gets mixed up in a police investigation of a serial killer who targets transvestites and prostitutes.
Director
Francis Girod
Producer
Humbert Balsan
Screenwriter
Francis Girod, Philippe Cougrand
Production Co
Canal+, France 3 Cinéma, Ognon Pictures
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (DVD)
Dec 14, 2004
Runtime
1h 49m
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