After an unpleasant break-up, American recent graduate Simon (Brady Corbet) arrives in France. He sends unanswered emails to his ex, amuses himself with internet porn and roams the streets of a bleak and standoffish Paris.
Simon wrestles with himself. When one day he seeks solace in a sex club, he gets to know the prostitute Victoria (a powerful role by former Tiger Award for Short Film winner Mati Diop). A relationship blossoms between the two lost souls, but it doesn’t do Simon much good. Gradually he starts to get involved in unpleasant practices. His suppressed fury then seeks a way out.
With a pulsating techno soundtrack, Simon Killer shows the seamy side of a young and tormented ‘American in Paris’. Campos made his debut in 2008 with Afterschool, and wrote this script in cooperation with the protagonists, leaving plenty of room for personal interpretation.
Film details
- Country of production
- USA
- Year
- 2012
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2013
- Length
- 105"
- Medium/Format
- DCP
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