SK1 (French: L'Affaire SK1), known in the US as Serial Killer 1, is a 2014 French thriller drama film directed by Frédéric Tellier. The term "SK1" is a codename given by the police to the first serial killer who was identified and arrested via DNA analysis in France.
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Plot
The film chronicles the hunt and trial of a 1990s serial killer, dubbed "The Beast of the Bastille".
Synopsis
The film is set in Paris in 1991. It is based on the story of Franck Magne, a young inspector starting out in the Criminal Investigation Department at 36 quai des Orfèvres, in the Crime Squad. His first case deals with the murder of a young woman. His investigation leads him to study similar cases that he is the only one to link together. He is quickly confronted by the reality of police investigation work: the lack of equipment, bureaucracy... For 8 years, obsessed by this investigation, he hunts the serial killer that no one else believes exists. As a decade goes by, the victims multiply and leads become muddled. The gap between the brutal murders grows shorter. Franck Magne hunts down the killer that begins to emerge, so as to stop him. The inspector from the Crime Squad becomes the architect of the most complex and vast investigation ever undertaken by the French Criminal Investigation Department. During it, Magne crosses paths with Frédérique Pons, a lawyer determined to understand the destiny of the man hidden behind the killer. The film covers 10 years of investigation, amongst cops, judges, forensic policemen, and lawyers who will all be affected by this case that became the "Guy Georges, the killer of Eastern Paris" case.
Cast
Raphaël Personnaz as Franck Magne (Charlie)
Nathalie Baye as Frédérique Pons
Olivier Gourmet as Bougon
Michel Vuillermoz as Carbonnel
Adama Niane as Guy Georges
Christa Théret as Elisabeth Ortega
Thierry Neuvic as Jensen
William Nadylam as the advocat of Guy Georges
Marianne Denicourt as Martine Monteil
Annie Mercier as Jeanne Morin
Chloë Stéfani as Corinne
Benjamin Lavernhe as Frédéric Brunet