Summary
As the host of a literary TV show, Georges begins receiving anonymously filmed videos of his family alongside cryptic, disturbing drawings, but as the tapes become increasingly intimate, they reveal a stalker who has known him for a very long time.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
- You want to half-watch while scrolling
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+9)
Critics 87Audiences 78GoodWatch 82
Metascore87
Letterboxd · 149 K ratings4.0/5
User score8.1
IMDb7.3
Box office
1.9×its budget
- Budget
- $9 M
- Worldwide
- $16 M
Worldwide it earned $8 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 58 min
Longer than most mysteries, +16 min on the typical 102
typical 102118Half of all mysteries run 93–115 min.
Reach
Streams in 20 countries, rent or buy in 4 more
+10Released
2005
October 5, 2005
21 years ago
Genres
MysteryDramaThrillerLanguage
French
Original language
Made in
France- Austria
Germany
Italy
César Awards2006
- Best Director2006Nominated
- Best Original Screenplay2006Nominated
- Best Supporting Actor2006Nominated
- Most Promising Actor2006Nominated
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 25 more33 people
- Daniel AuteuilGeorges Laurent
- Juliette BinocheAnne Laurent
- Annie GirardotGeorges's Mother
- Bernard Le CoqGeorges's Editor-In-Chief
- Daniel DuvalPierre
- Maurice BénichouMajid
- Walid AfkirMajid's Son
- Lester MakedonskyPierrot Laurent
Nathalie RichardMathilde
Denis PodalydèsYvon
Caroline BaehrNurse
Christian BenedettiGeorges's Father
Loïc BrabantPolice Officer No. 2
Aïssa MaïgaChantal
Jean-Jacques BrochierTV Guest
Paule DaréThe Orphanage Attendant
Louis-Do de LencquesaingBookstore Owner- AFAnnette FaureYoung Georges's Mother
- HFHugo FlamigniYoung Georges
- PSPeter Stephan JungkWriter
Diouc KomaCycliste
Marie KremerJeannette
Nicky MarbotThe Orphanage Driver- MNMalik Nait DjoudiYoung Majid
Directing · 5
- Michael Haneke Director, Screenplay
- Katharina Biró First Assistant Director
- Kathrin Resetarits Second Second Assistant Director
- Moritz von Blücher Second Second Assistant Director
- Alain Olivieri First Assistant Director
Production · 9
- Margaret Ménégoz Executive Producer
- Michael Katz Executive Producer
- Andrew Colton Executive Producer
- Veit Heiduschka Producer
- Michael Weber Producer
- Rémi Burah Producer
Camera · 3
- Christian Berger Director of Photography
- Christophe Surbier Grip
- Carlos Cabeceràn Steadicam Operator
Editing · 2
- Michael Hudecek Editor
- Nadine Muse Editor
Sound · 3
- Jean-Paul Mugel Sound Designer, Production Sound Mixer
- Pascal Chauvin Foley Artist
- Jean-Pierre Laforce Sound Editor
Art · 3
- Christoph Kanter Production Design
- Emmanuel de Chauvigny Production Design
- Peter Ecker Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 5
- Lisy Christl Costume Design
- Thi-Loan Nguyen Makeup Artist
- Waldemar Pokromski Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Laurent Bozzi Hairstylist
- Joël Lavau Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 1
- Philippe Hubin Special Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 2
- Walter Stöger Gaffer
- Olivier Neveu Gaffer
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