Events over the course of one traumatic night in Paris unfold in reverse-chronological order as the beautiful Alex is brutally raped and beaten by a stranger in the underpass. Her boyfriend and ex-lover take matters into their own hands by hiring two criminals to help them find the rapist so that they can exact revenge. A simultaneously beautiful and terrible examination of the destructive nature of cause and effect, and how time destroys everything.
Keywords
- Best sequence-shots
- Cannes: Controversy
- Escape to the 2000s
- Film Fest Gent !
- French Thrillers
- Gaspar Noé
- Movies that shook the Cannes Film Festival
- Movies you need to watch once in your life
- Revenge Movies
- Vincent Cassel
Actors
- Jo Prestia
- Vincent Cassel
- Albert Dupontel
- Monica Bellucci
- Philippe Nahon
Director
- Gaspar Noé
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1h 37min
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Events over the course of one traumatic night in Paris unfold in reverse-chronological order as the beautiful Alex is brutally raped and beaten by a stranger in the underpass. Her boyfriend and ex-lover take matters into their own hands by hiring two criminals to help them find the rapist so that they can exact revenge. A simultaneously beautiful and terrible examination of the destructive nature of cause and effect, and how time destroys everything.
Events over the course of one traumatic night in Paris unfold in reverse-chronological order as the beautiful Alex is brutally raped and beaten by a stranger in the underpass. Her boyfriend and ex-lover take matters into their own hands by hiring two criminals to help them find the rapist so that they can exact revenge. A simultaneously beautiful and terrible examination of the destructive nature of cause and effect, and how time destroys everything.
Festivals
Cast & Crew
Director
Gaspar Noé
Cast
Jo Prestia
Cast
Vincent Cassel
Cast
Albert Dupontel
Cast
Monica Bellucci
Cast
Philippe Nahon