A Crime in Paradise

A Crime in Paradise

2001 · 89 min · ★ 6.6 · Comedy

In the 1980 French countryside, farmer Jojo and his ill-tempered wife Lulu hate each other, though their respective interests speak against divorce. The only thing that keeps the oppressed Jojo from murder is the threat of the guillotine...

Directed by Jean Becker · Written by Sacha Guitry

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