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The Ordeal Details

2004

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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. 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

Starring	Laurent Lucas, Jackie Berroyer, Philippe Nahon, Jean-Luc Couchard
Director	Fabrice Du Welz
Genres	Thriller, World Cinema

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The Ordeal

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

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- Debutant director Fabrice Du Welzâs essay into the occluded, hatchet-strewn world of the horror-schlocker sees creepy... read more on Time Out
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  Disgraceful film !!!
  
  This film should never have been made.
  
  Please, please don't waste your time ordering it. I would rather watch paint dry !!!
  
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  Cannot stress strongly enough AVOID THIS MOVIE
  
  This is my first review. I can not stress strongly enough how absolutely rubbish this film is. It's pointless, aimless, has nothing to say, nothing happens... read more »
  
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  Good or Bad?????? Bad or Good??????
  
  Good or bad? Bad or good? Either way it had me watching to the end just to see what the hell was going to happen! Was none the wiser by the end as to it being ... read more »
  
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  This is a non-...
  
  This is a non-supernatural horror film. In other words its mainly about awful things being inflicted on people by others who just want to do that. There is ... read more »
  
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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. But the motivation for inn-keeper's actions soon changes from altruism to a fervent desire to ...