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The Praying Mantis (2005) | Slate

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Rated 4.1 on TMDB

The Praying Mantis

Le Festin de la mante

While driving through the south of Belgium, the violoncellist Julien meets the mysterious and gorgeous Sylvia on the road and he immediately has a crush on her. They move together to his huge house and Julien builds a greenhouse for Sylvia in the field of his real state, where becomes her favorite place. One day, Sylvia has a strange behavior with Julien and asks him to stay alone at home. When Julien leaves the house, she goes to a construction nearby her property and brings to her house the daredevil biker Patrick that is working in the building, playing erotic games with him.

Released: 2005
Runtime: 1h 36m
Genres: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Belgium
Language: French

Direction and writing

Marc LevieDirector, Writer

Erik VandeboschWriter

Cast

Lou Brown IISylvia
Nikolic SachaPatrick
Jacques Adèle

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Claudine

Serge SwysenJean
Chély YannJulien
Michel de WarzeeGeorges
Hugues HausmanAlain

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