Irreversible

2002

France

Not Rated

1 hr 39 min

Synopsis:

The dark horse of contemporary French cinema, Gaspar Noé (I Stand Alone), returns with his most challenging and provocative film to date. Told in reverse chronology, Irreversiblemoves from extreme depravity to bittersweet serenity as a young woman (Monica Bellucci) is brutally raped and beaten into a coma by a stranger in the subway and her boyfriend (Vincent Cassel) embarks on a quest for vengeance. A visceral portrait of the extremities of human behavior, with original music by Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk. (Fully subtitled)

Director:

Gaspar Noé

Cast:

Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel, Albert Dupontel, Philippe Nahon, Jo Prestia, Stéphane Drouot, Jean-Louis Costes, Mourad Khima