Killing Me Softly (film)

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Killing Me Softly
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Chen Kaige
Written by	Nicci French Kara Lindstrom
Based on	Killing Me Softly by Nicci French
Produced by	Joe Medjuck Linda Myles Michael Chinich
Starring	Heather Graham Joseph Fiennes
Cinematography	Michael Coulter
Edited by	Jon Gregory
Music by	Patrick Doyle
Production company	The Montecito Picture Company
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (United States) Pathé Distribution (United Kingdom)[1]
Release date	June 21, 2002 (2002-06-21)
Running time	100 minutes
Countries	United States[2] United Kingdom[2]
Language	English
Box office	$7.8 million

Killing Me Softly is a 2002 erotic thriller film directed by Chen Kaige and starring Heather Graham and Joseph Fiennes. Based on the 1999 novel of the same name by Nicci French, it introduces several substantial changes to the story and focuses heavily on the intense sexual relationship between the two lead characters. It is Chen's only English-language film to date.