Blue Murder

Blue Murder

Seduction, slaughter, sabotage and sharks

2000 · 100 min · ★ 8.0 · Crime, Drama

Jemma Redgrave is Gale Francombe, a woman trapped in a loveless marriage to a powerful, but wealthy man, so she conspires with her lover Adam,(Gary Mavers) to plot the perfect murder.

Directed by Paul Unwin · Written by Nick Collins

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