The Ordeal Details

2004

Stranded somewhere in the Ardennes after his van breaks down, Marc Stevens, a travelling cabaret singer, is taken in by a kind inn-keepr who offers to fix his van and give him shelter for the night. But the motivation for inn-keeper's actions soon changes from altruism to a fervent desire to prevent his new guest from ever .. Read more

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The Ordeal

Stranded somewhere in the Ardennes after his van breaks down, Marc Stevens, a travelling cabaret singer, is taken in by a kind inn-keepr who offers to fix his van and give him shelter for the night. But the motivation for inn-keeper's actions soon changes from altruism to a fervent desire to prevent his new guest from ever leaving...

Starring	Laurent Lucas, Jackie Berroyer, Philippe Nahon, Jean-Luc Couchard, Brigitte Lahaie, Gig Coursigni
Director	Fabrice Du Welz
Studio	PALISADES TARTAN
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 32 mins
Certificate
Genres	Thriller, World Cinema
Language	DVD: French
Subtitles	DVD: English
Released	DVD: 27 Mar 2006 Production year: 2004
Format	DVD

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• Debutant director Fabrice Du Welzs essay into the occluded, hatchet-strewn world of the horror-schlocker sees creepy... read more on Time Out

  • Time Out
  • Posted 04 Nov 2008

• A gripping, utterly involving, horribly funny movie.

  • The Guardian
  • Posted 08 Oct 2007

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• 32 out of 34 people found this review helpful

  

  Disgraceful film !!!

  This film should never have been made.
  
  Please, please don't waste your time ordering it. I would rather watch paint dry !!!

  • • Dez from Guildford
    • Posted 25 Sep 2006 21:46

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• 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

  

  An ordeal alright

  Rubbish. Watch Deliverance instead.

  • • dodgedevil from Richmond
    • Posted 03 Jun 2008 21:04

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  Stranded somewhere in the Ardennes after his van breaks down, Marc Stevens, a travelling cabaret singer, is taken in by a kind inn-keepr who offers to fix his van and give him shelter for the night. ...