Let the Corpses Tan

Let the Corpses Tan

Who shall live and who shall die?!

2017 · 92 min · ★ 6.2 · Crime, Western, Horror

With a heavy haul of 250 kilograms of gold bullion, the grizzled criminal mastermind, Rhino, and his ruthless gang of cutthroats, head to a ramshackle retreat somewhere in the Mediterranean to lay low on a scorching day of July. However, the unexpected and rather unwelcome arrival of the bohemian writer, Bernier, his muse, Luce, along with a pair of no-joke gendarmes further complicates things, as the frail allegiances will soon be put to the test.

Directed by Hélène Cattet · Written by Bruno Forzani

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