Calvaire: The Ordeal

In the tradition of TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, PSYCHO and DELIVERANCE comes this chilling Belgian horror that pushes the limits of shock filmmaking. Director and co-writer Fabrice Du Welz masterfully evokes a sense of deeply disturbing terror as Marc Stevens’ world goes profoundly and utterly wrong. When his car breaks down in the middle of the isolated backcountry, he’s forced to seek refuge in a rural inn. Marc is taken in by Bartel, a lonely and psychologically fragile innkeeper who promises to help. But when Marc catches him dismantling his car, he realizes that the innkeeper has other plans for him – sadistic plans that will push him to the bounds of human pain and suffering. Additional Features ------------------- A Belgian horror film with a stylish if slightly self-conscious take on all sorts of overlapping nightmares from the likes of Deliverance, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Psycho, Calvaire: The Ordeal is the strange story of a traveling musician, Marc (Laurent Lucas), whose van breaks down on a country road. Running across an inn owned by Bartel (Jackie Berroyer), Marc feels at ease until a walk through a nearby village reveals the town’s taste in bestiality, and Bartel later indicates he has unwholesome designs on his guest. Terrifying, depraved stuff follows, capped by a gruesome climax that gives Tobe Hooper a run for his money. The debut feature of director Fabrice du Welz, Calvaire is enormously intense if calculating in its depiction of pure chaos. --Tom Keogh P.when('A').execute(function(A) { A.on('a:expander:toggle_description:toggle:collapse', function(data) { window.scroll(0, data.expander.$expander[0].offsetTop-100); }); }); Review ------ "...striking the right balance between grim sadism and grotesque comedy." -- Gavin Smith, Film Comment "A brilliant black comic nightmare. A gripping, utterly involving, horribly funny movie." -- The Guardian UK "An unsettling showcase for some truly disturbed behavior." -- FANGORIA See more ( javascript:void(0) )

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