Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse, known as
Les Rivières pourpres II: Les anges de l'apocalypse in the
French release, is a 2004
thriller-
action movie starring
Jean Reno,
Benoit Magimel and
Christopher Lee. It is directed by
Olivier Dahan and produced by
Ilan Goldman. The movie is the sequel to the 2000 film,
The Crimson Rivers, also known as
Les Rivières pourpres in the French release. The movie is inspired by the book
The Crimson Rivers by
Jean-Christophe Grange.
Plot
After a body is found in the walls of a French monastery, Commissioner Niemans, played by
Jean Reno, once again teams up with his old partner, Detective Reda, played by
Benoit Magimel, who was already investigating his own murder. As with the first movie, the pair's investigations intertwine and soon they are looking at a giant conspiracy involving a secretive group of monks on amphetamines lead by Heinrich von Garten, played by
Christopher Lee, searching for a treasure hidden by
Lothaire II somewhere near the
Maginot Line. Reno and Magimel are joined by a religious specialist called Marie, played by
Camille Natta.