Irreversible

Irreversible

2002 · 93 min · FR · NR · 7.2 (3,308 votes)
Dir. Gaspar Noé · Starring Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel, Albert Dupontel, Jo Prestia, Philippe Nahon, Stéphane Drouot · Music Thomas Bangalter

Time destroys everything.

DramaThrillerCrime

A woman’s lover and her ex-boyfriend take justice into their own hands after she becomes the victim of a rapist. Because some acts can’t be undone. Because man is an animal. Because the desire for vengeance is a natural impulse. Because most crimes remain unpunished.

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This is a brutal, unsparing descent into the darkest corners of human experience, presented with a relentless, disorienting force. It's a harrowing, visceral journey through trauma and vengeance, leaving an indelible, deeply unsettling mark. The reverse chronology amplifies the sense of unavoidable dread.

visceraldisturbingnihilisticharrowingunsettlingslow-burnextreme realismnon-linear narrativeshock cinemavisceral filmmakingtraumarevengenihilisminevitabilitymoral decay
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prostituterapeparis, francepolicenihilismhomophobiahomicideinsanityheroincelibacytraumaassaultmasochismgoreknifeviolence against womenloverevenge
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