Knife+Heart

Knife+Heart
Theatrical release poster
FrenchUn couteau dans le cœur
LiterallyA Knife in the Heart
Directed byYann Gonzalez
Written by
  • Yann Gonzalez
  • Cristiano Mangione
Produced byCharles Gillibert
Starring
CinematographySimon Beaufils
Edited byRaphaël Lefèvre
Music byM83
Production
companies
Distributed byMemento Films (France)
Release dates
  • 17 May 2018 (2018-05-17) (Cannes)
  • 27 June 2018 (2018-06-27) (France)
  • 17 May 2019 (2019-05-17) (Mexico)
Running time
102 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Mexico
  • Switzerland
LanguageFrench
Budget€3.4 million
Box office$341,847

Knife+Heart (French: Un couteau dans le cœur, lit.'A Knife in the Heart') is a 2018 horror thriller film directed by Yann Gonzalez, who co-wrote the screenplay with Cristiano Mangione. It was produced by Charles Gillibert and stars Vanessa Paradis, Nicolas Maury, Kate Moran, Jonathan Genet and Romane Bohringer. An international co-production of France, Mexico and Switzerland, the film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. The lead character is loosely based on Anne-Marie Tensi, a female producer specialized in gay pornography who was active in France in the 1970s and 1980s.