Summary
A woman’s lover and her ex-boyfriend take justice into their own hands after she becomes the victim of a rapist. Because some acts can’t be undone. Because man is an animal. Because the desire for vengeance is a natural impulse. Because most crimes remain unpunished.
Good for
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Solo watch
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- You want something to laugh at
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+17)
Critics 56Audiences 73GoodWatch 64
Tomatometer60%
Metascore51
Audience score80%
IMDb7.3
Letterboxd · 367 K ratings3.6/5
User score6.8
Box office
1.9×its budget
- Budget
- $4 M
- Worldwide
- $7 M
Worldwide it earned $3 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 37 min
Shorter than most dramas, −12 min on the typical 109
typical 10997Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 28 countries
+18Released
2002
May 22, 2002
24 years ago
Genres
DramaThrillerCrimeLanguage
French
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishItalianSpanishMade in
- France
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesIntense
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityModerate
- 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.
19 of 19
Monica BellucciAlex
Vincent CasselMarcus
Albert DupontelPierre
Jo PrestiaThe Tapeworm
Philippe NahonMan- SDStéphane DrouotStéphane
Jean-Louis CostesFistman
Mick GondouinMick
Mourad KhimaMourad- LHLayde HellalLayde
- DNDominique NatoCommissioner
- MFMichel FescheTaxi Driver
- VJVictoria JaramilloConcha
- JLJean-Yves Le QuellecInspector
Isabelle GiamiAlex's Girlfriend
Fatima AdoumFatima- JFJanice FoulauxJanice
Stephane DerderianRectum Customer
Gaspar NoéRectum Customer
Directing · 4
- Gaspar Noé Director, Writer, Co-Producer, Director of Photography, Editor
- Olivier Théry-Lapiney First Assistant Director
- Stephane Derderian First Assistant Director
- Julien Selleron Assistant Director
Production · 6
- Christophe Rossignon Producer
- Jacques Grant Casting
- Vincent Cassel Co-Producer
- Richard Grandpierre Co-Producer
- Brahim Chioua Co-Producer
- Emmanuel Gateau Consulting Producer
Camera · 2
- Benoît Debie Director of Photography
- Eric Catelan Steadicam Operator
Sound · 8
- Thomas Bangalter Original Music Composer
- André Bézu Music
- Cyril Holtz Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Jean-Luc Audy Sound
- Valérie Deloof Sound
- François Lepeuple Foley
Art · 3
- Alain Juteau Production Design
- Sandra Castello Assistant Art Director
- Nicolas Javel Assistant Art Director
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Laure Culkovic Costume Design
- Ghislaine Tortereau Hairstylist
- Pierre Chavialle Hairstylist
Visual Effects · 4
- Ramdam Visual Effects Supervisor
- Rodolphe Chabrier Visual Effects Supervisor
- Isabelle Roussel Digital Compositors
- Xavier Fourmond Digital Compositors
Lighting · 1
- Mathieu Szpiro Gaffer
Other crew · 4
- Jean-Christophe Spadaccini Makeup Effects
- Jean-Louis Airola Stunts
- Yoann Copinet Visual Effects Editor
- Eric Vidal Compositors
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