Water Drops on Burning Rocks (French: Gouttes d'eau sur pierres brûlantes) is a 2000 French romantic comedy drama film directed by François Ozon,[1] based on Rainer Werner Fassbinder's play Tropfen auf heißen Steinen.

The film premiered at Berlinale on 13 February 2000 and was theatrically released on 15 March by Haut et Court to generally positive reviews from critics.

A 50-year-old businessman Léopold (Bernard Giraudeau) arrives home with 20-year-old Franz (Malik Zidi), whom he has just met.

Franz tells Léopold that he is not sure whether or not he loves Anna, that he does not really enjoy sex with her, finding more pleasure in books, theatre and life in general.

Léopold says that although he once lived with a woman for seven years, he has always found sex with men more exciting.

The two men spend a great deal of time arguing and Franz worries about Léopold leaving him, but they still have a satisfying physical relationship.

One night, Léopold, feeling melancholic, confesses that he believes he has driven one of his customers to commit suicide.

Franz, unsure how to comfort Léopold, seduces him, and they perform the role-play from their first night together, this time with roles reversed.

Franz, angry at being humiliated by the older man, says they are leaving, but Anna wants to stay.

Anna is shocked and upset to lose the father of her future children, but when Léopold tells her to get back into bed, she does.

[3] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 73 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.