The Praying Mantis
2005, French. Directed by Marc Levie.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 27 April 2005
- Original title
- Le Festin de la mante
- Country
- Belgium
- Written by
- Erik Vandebosch, Marc Levie
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The Praying Mantis runs 96 minutes (1h 36m).
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The Praying Mantis isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 27 April 2005. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Praying Mantis?
The Praying Mantis (2005) was directed by Marc Levie and stars Lou Brown II, Nikolic Sacha, Jacques Adèle.