This, bar none, is the most depressing movie I have ever been unfortunate enough to see. The film plays “Memento” style. The movie opens with two men talking in a cell (The characters from Gasper Noe’s other film, I Stand Alone) about how the one had sex with his daughter, and then the film continues with the ending.
A scene that I cannot, No, Will not talk about because when you see it, I want you to be as horrified as I was. After that, the film plays in reverse chronological order, with the film ending with the beginning of the story. It is a story about Rape, revenge, and redemption. The film unflinchingly has a rape scene, in all its graphic brutality that lasts for more than nine minutes. The camera styles that this French Auteur uses are remarkable.
This movie cares about its characters but has no pity for them. WARNING: Do not watch if you get easily offended or if your morale values are too high. The soundtrack consists of eerie groans, crowded streets, and chaos. Monica Belluci’s role is heartbreaking in this film.
She is such a beautiful woman, its horrible to see such brutality happen to her. Vincent Cassel, the anti-hero, is Belluci’s actual husband so there is a form of realism between them. This film is, a horrible, disgusting, honest movie. Do not watch if you are in the throes of sadness.
