The Ordeal ( aka Calvaire )
This demented Belgian slasher thriller starts innocently enough with cabaret singer Marc (Laurent Lucas) having van trouble in the middle of nowhere. A very helpful inn-keeper gives him shelter and food and organises the repair of his van, but when Marc decides to go for a walk, he's warned to steer clear of the villagers. With good reason, he discovers, when he stumbles on a scene straight out of 'Deliverance'! A perversely comic nightmare that homages genre greats including 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' and 'Psycho' while offering a stylish psychotic quality all its own.
Year: 2004
Genre: Horror Movies, French Cinema, Dutch & Belgian Cinema, Ed's Favourites, Film Festivals 2005, 2006
Country: Belgium, France, Luxembourg
Director: Fabrice Du Welz
Starring: Laurent Lucas, Jackie Berroyer, Philippe Nahon
Duration: 94 Minutes
Rating: R18 - Sadistic violence.
Subtitles: Yes
Location in store: Foreign (Netherlands & Belgium)
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