Stranger.by.the.lake.aka.l.inconnu.du.lac.2013.... Better [RECOMMENDED]

The cruising beach operates on an unspoken code: do not interfere, do not ask names, do not get involved. When a man dies, no one claims to have known him. The community’s commitment to anonymity protects the killer as much as it protects the closeted. The police are baffled by the culture of silence.

The film ends on a freeze-frame. Franck is hiding in the absolute darkness, crying out "Michel!" and "Henri!" Michal’s flashlight beam sweeps across the screen. The film cuts to black. There is no resolution. We do not know if Franck is saved or murdered. Stranger.by.the.Lake.AKA.L.inconnu.du.Lac.2013....

The film explores how sexual obsession can blind an individual to moral and physical peril. The cruising beach operates on an unspoken code: