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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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- Debutant director Fabrice Du Welzâs essay into the occluded, hatchet-strewn world of the horror-schlocker sees creepy... read more on Time Out
- 49109
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:19
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- - 45
  - 5
  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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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Dez
  - Guildford
  - 25 Sep 2006 at 21:46
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- - 2
  - 0
  A truely bizarre film experience
  
  What a truely bizarre yet quite spectacular movie. If you can block out the freaky hicks having sexual relations with the odd animal then it's actually very... read more »
  
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- - Sammy1973
  - 175 reviews
  - King's Lynn
  - 22 Feb 2012 at 20:35
- - 0
  - 1
  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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- - a customer
  - 20 Nov 2011 at 18:08
- - 0
  - 0
  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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- - magicsues
  - 10 reviews
  - Aberdeen, Scotland
  - 11 Sep 2011 at 15:58
- - 2
  - 0
  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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- 1020978
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - DD
  - London
  - 24 Jul 2011 at 02:22
- - 0
  - 0
  perte de temps (waste of time)
  
  Absolute waste of time! Nothing happens until the last 20 minutes and in those 20 minutes, 10 minutes is just watching him walk through a wood!
  
  Weird... read more »
  
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- - Limits
  - 3 reviews
  - 06 May 2011 at 13:23
- - 2
  - 0
  If Bela Tarr had made Straw Dogs ...
  
  ... the result would be 'Calvaire' (I much prefer the original French title to the rather generic 'The Ordeal' - it tips the viewer off to the ... read more »
  
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  - Bestwood
  - 06 Feb 2011 at 14:26
- - 2
  - 0
  Unhinged, tense and brutal
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  There have been some great French language films in recent years and Fabrice Du Welz’s feature length debut is no exception (despite being Belgian!). The ... read more »
  
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- - Blackhalo666
  - 15 reviews
  - Huddersfield
  - 10 Jan 2011 at 12:52
- - 1
  - 1
  A Game of Two Halves (One bad, one worse)
  
  First section - we wait for something to happen while tension is predictably, but effectively, built.
  
  Second section - beyond stupid. Risible. Total... read more »
  
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- - russio
  - 157 reviews
  - Harlow
  - 10 Jan 2010 at 09:32
- - 1
  - 0
  Just 'cos It's foreign doesn't mean it's good!
  
  Don't get me wrong, I love many French and Korean movies. Also, some of my favorite films have subtitles (Apocolypto, Martyrs, Inside etc.) but this film is... read more »
  
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  - Cloughie
  - 48 reviews
  - Nottingham
  - 29 Oct 2009 at 15:58
- - 0
  - 0
  oh god
  
  this is a poor poor film, i have no idea how this person managed to convince others to finance it! please do your self a favour and don't be tempted to ... read more »
  
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- - calladineapel
  - 52 reviews
  - Nottingham
  - 14 Oct 2009 at 22:09
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- - 45
  - 5
  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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- 289097
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Dez
  - Guildford
  - 25 Sep 2006 at 21:46
- - 17
  - 2
  Weird
  
  This film is very very strange, but well worth watching. If you like foreign language films with a wry sense of humour you will definately like this film. ... read more »
  
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- - Ibiza Simon
  - Darlo
  - 05 Apr 2006 at 09:24
- - 17
  - 4
  It's all in the title.
  
  A strange one this.
  
  Not the kind of movie you would want to watch again, but that doesn't prevent it from being a worthwhile rental.
  
  ... read more »
  
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- - adiw
  - Leicestershire
  - 13 Apr 2006 at 15:39
- - 15
  - 0
  Brilliant*****
  
  In my experience of films if they rate 5* or 1* I like to watch them. Usually this is because they prevoke a reaction, be it a good one or a bad one....they ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Scotland
  - 20 May 2006 at 00:30
- - 8
  - 0
  Not Exactly A Warm Country Welcome...
  
  This a strangely beautiful yet nasty little film - a slow-burner that rewards your intial patience with a final reel payoff that'll make you squirm. Think ... read more »
  
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- 277945
- - Mike Thomas
  - South Wales
  - 22 Aug 2006 at 11:06
- - 7
  - 1
  Clue is in the title
  
  You need to watch this. You don't need to like it, but you must definately watch it. Weird, sometimes wonderful (the tavern dancing scene is pure genious), ... read more »
  
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- 231838
- - hush1977
  - 25 reviews
  - Market Harborough
  - 12 Apr 2006 at 08:30
- - 7
  - 2
  Discerning Film Fans - Ignore the 1 Star 'Reviews'
  
  Ignore the 1 star reviews written by those who don't know what they are talking about. This is isn't Hollywood Horror by any means but if you enjoy the ... read more »
  
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- - Joel
  - Suffolk
  - 24 Apr 2006 at 22:03
- - 6
  - 2
  Haunting
  
  I saw this a few weeks ago and it is still haunting me. I believe true horror films are the ones that put fear into you not just a bunch of jumps.
  
  It... read more »
  
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- - Ascoyne
  - 5 reviews
  - Salford
  - 14 Jun 2006 at 15:59
- - 4
  - 0
  French horror
  
  Ignore the above review, obviously it's a foreign film - it's released by Tartan Video - that's what they do!
  
  Wonderfully shot film by ... read more »
  
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- 229045
- - Ali
  - Whitley Bay
  - 05 Apr 2006 at 18:03
- - 4
  - 0
  Those hilarious Belgians
  
  Rural disfunction in the Belgian countryside spawns 90 minutes of cruelty and grim black comedy that is similar in tone to the extremes of French film maker ... read more »
  
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- 229238
- - Christopher Lindsay
  - Plymouth
  - 06 Apr 2006 at 07:15

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Critics' reviews
- Debutant director Fabrice Du Welzâs essay into the occluded, hatchet-strewn world of the horror-schlocker sees creepy... read more on Time Out
- 49109
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:19
- A gripping, utterly involving, horribly funny movie.
- 40314
- - The Guardian
  - 08 Oct 2007 at 15:25
- Outright scary.
- 40315
- - Uncut
  - 08 Oct 2007 at 15:25
- Genius.
- 40313
- - Empire
  - 08 Oct 2007 at 15:25

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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 ...