''The Strange Colour of Your Body's Tears'' (french: L'étrange couleur des larmes de ton corps) is a 2013 ''

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'' film written and directed by

Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani are husband-and-wife filmmakers based in Brussels, Belgium. They have worked as a writing and directing team for their entire professional film careers. Their most acclaimed works include ''Amer'' (2009), '' The S ...

. It stars Klaus Tange as a man seeking the whereabouts of his missing wife, only to become entangled in a complicated web of lies and murder. The film, an international co-production between Belgium, France and Luxembourg, had its world premiere at the

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in Switzerland on 12 August 2013. It was released theatrically on 12 March 2014 in Belgium, France and Luxembourg. In the United States, it was given a

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on 29 August 2014 by

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Plot

Dan ( Klaus Tange) is an average businessman that has returned home to find that his wife has gone missing. He decides to go from apartment to apartment to see if he can find her, but is unsuccessful in finding his wife. Dan does, however, encounter several people that tell him their own stories and secrets.

Cast

* Klaus Tange as Dan Kristensen * Anna D'Annunzio as Barbara * Jean-Michel Vovk as the inspector *

Sam Louwyck Sam Louwyck (born 1966) is a Belgian actor and singer. Filmography Theatre External links * 1966 births Living people Entertainers from Bruges 20th-century Belgian male actors 21st-century Belgian male actors Belgian male fil ...

* Ursula Bedena * Joe Koener * Birgit Yew * Hans De Munter * Manon Beuchot * Romain Roll * Lolita Oosterlynck

Production

The production shot for 44 days between

Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

and Nancy. A few scenes were shot in a studio in

Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...

Reception

Critical reception for ''The Strange Colour of Your Body's Tears'' was mixed. On the

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, the film holds an approval rating of 51% based on 47 reviews, with an average score of 5.7/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Bursting with visual style but suffering from a dearth of discernible narrative, ''The Strange Color of Your Tears'' is recommended only for giallo enthusiasts."

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, which uses a

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, assigned the film a score of 53 out of 100, based on 17 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". It received four nominations at the 5th Magritte Awards exclusively in technical categories, winning Best Cinematography.

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