Dir. Michael Haneke

2005 | 117 mins | France | French

Daniel Auteuil, Juliette Binoche, Maurice Bénichou

An utterly compelling psychological thriller.

Georges, who hosts a TV literary review, receives packages containing videos of himself with his family — shot secretly from the street — and alarming drawings whose meaning is obscure. He has no idea who may be sending them.

Gradually, the footage on the tapes becomes more personal, suggesting that the sender has known Georges for some time.

Georges feels a sense of menace hanging over him and his family…

Screening as part of our Complicit: A Michael Haneke retrospective.

Michael Haneke’s often unnerving work explores alienation, violence and the disengagement of the bourgeoisie. The two-time Palme d’Or winner is a precise chronicler of social failings, and his confronting films force us to question our own upholding of the status quo.

Playing throughout August.

The films in this season feature themes of sexual violence, incest, suicide, harm to children, assisted dying and graphic violence. For more information, please refer to the guidance provided by the BBFC.

BBFC Rating

Rated 15 – Contains strong bloody violence

Venue: Studio 74, Exeter Phoenix

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