Want to watch this again later? Sign in. Its screenplay was co-written by … The film, which was directed by Mathieu Kassovitz, is based on the best-selling novel Red Blood Rivers. Reno plays Parisian detective Pierre Niemans. Channel 4’s foreign crime drama service Walter Presents has announced plans to stream the French procedural crime show The Crimson Rivers. More. The Crimson Rivers (Les rivieres pourpres) stars two of France's most well known actors, Jean Reno (Leon: The Professional) and Vincent Cassel (The Black Swan).It is likewise directed by famous French actor Mathieu Kassovitz (Amelie, Munich).The real star of the movie though, is the scenery. Need to report the video? I've yet to watch The Crimson Rivers II, but if its only a quarter as good as this one, I will love it. Treat yourself, buy this movie! If you like "The Crimson Rivers" you are looking for suspenseful, rough and serious movies about / with serial killer, murder, investigation, police investigation, mountain, secret and police detective themes of Crime, Horror and Mystery genre shot in France. The first episode will air on More4 from 9pm on Friday 11 January, with the full first series available to stream on Walter Presents.. There are enough reviews here to explain the general plot of the film and I won't bore you with my version, just to say, Jean Reno is Brilliant as the world weary detective. Sign in to report inappropriate content. Add translations. Sign in. Report. The Crimson Rivers (French: Les Rivières Pourpres) is a 2000 French psychological thriller film starring Jean Reno and Vincent Cassel. The Crimson Rivers [DVD] [2001] Sign in to add this video to a playlist.