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Summary
After his father's death, a young man is introduced to a world of hedonism and depravity by his amoral mother.
Good for
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Solo watch
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You're watching with family
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+19)
Critics 26Audiences 45GoodWatch 35
Metascore35
Tomatometer17%
Letterboxd · 10 K ratings2.6/5
IMDb4.9
Audience score47%
User score3.0
Running time
1 h 52 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109112Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 21 countries, rent or buy in 4 more
+11Released
2004
May 19, 2004
22 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
French
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishGermanSpanishMade in
France
Spain
Austria
Rated
- NC-17United States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityIntense
- Dark themesIntense
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 9 more14 people
- Isabelle HuppertHéléne
- Louis GarrelPierre
- Emma de CaunesHansi
- Joana PreissRéa
- Dominique ReymondMarthe
- Jean-Baptiste MontagutLoulou
- Olivier RabourdinRobert
- Philippe DuclosThe Father
Pascal TokatlianKlaus
Théo HakolaIan
Nuno LopesThe Doctor- PFPatrick FanikEric
- SESusi EgetenmeierWoman in dunes
Sylvia JohnsonWoman of couple
Directing · 4
- Christophe Honoré Director, Writer
- Maureen Meyer Script Supervisor
- Sylvie Peyre Assistant Director
- Julie Gouet Second Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Georges Bataille Novel
Production · 8
- Bernard-Henri Lévy Producer
- Paulo Branco Producer
- Richard Rousseau Casting
- Sylvain Monod Production Manager
- Dimitri de Clercq Associate Producer
- Stéphane Sorlat Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Hélène Louvart Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Chantal Hymans Editor
Sound · 3
- Thierry Delor Sound Mixer
- Jean-Claude Brisson Sound Engineer
- Frédéric Fichefet Sound Editor
Art · 1
- Laurent Allaire Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 5
- Pierre Canitrot Costume Design
- Delphine Jaffart Key Makeup Artist
- Frédéric Balmer Assistant Makeup Artist
- Pierre Olivier Persin Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Paul de Fisser Hairstylist
Other crew · 3
- Gaël Morel Thanks
- Diastème Thanks
- Françoise Guglielmi Thanks
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