Fabrice du Welz making film about killers Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez

By Eric Walkuski

Posted 16 years ago

Last Updated on July 23, 2021

Fabrice du Welz, the director behind VINYAN and CALVAIRE, is planning a road movie based on the true story of 1940s serial killers Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez. Producer Michael Gentile’s company The Film will produce

Titled ALLELUIA, the film will document the horrifying real-life “lonely hearts” murders the duo committed, which involved scamming lonely widows for their savings. The two were believed to have killed up to 20 women, and both were executed in 1951. Beatrice Dalle (INSIDE; pictured right) Bouli Lanners and Virginie Efira have been cast. du Welz will begin shooting in early 2011.

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