'' Stranger by the Lake '' ( ) is a 2013 French drama-thriller film written and directed by Alain Guiraudie . The film premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival where Guiraudie won the award for Best Director . The film also won the Queer Palm award , and was mentioned on multiple top ten lists of the best films of 2014
2013 Cannes Film Festival
2013 Cannes Film Festival
Stranger by the Lake