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Vultures

Vultures

Thriller · Mystery · 2025

Samuel, a journalist, and Ava, his intern and daughter, cover the murder of a young girl for their magazine. Through their investigation, they discover disturbing similarities with the murder of another woman.

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Vultures

2025 Thriller · Mystery 1h 44m

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6.5 / 10

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Samuel, a journalist, and Ava, his intern and daughter, cover the murder of a young girl for their magazine. Through their investigation, they discover disturbing similarities with the murder of another woman.

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Directed by

Peter Dourountzis

Written by

Peter Dourountzis · Fabianny Deschamps · Christophe Cousin

Sami Bouajila

Sami Bouajila

Samuel

Mallory Wanecque

Mallory Wanecque

Ava

Jean-Pierre Darroussin

Jean-Pierre Darroussin

Christian

Valérie Donzelli

Valérie Donzelli

Solveig Rocher

Stefan Crepon

Stefan Crepon

Aubin

Andréa Bescond

Andréa Bescond

Elizabeth, dite Maman

Gilles Cohen

Gilles Cohen

Spagiani

Court is in session

Put Vultures on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.