Irreversible

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Why we chose it

Gaspar Noé hid inaudible infrasound under the first half-hour to bring on dread and dizziness, and at the Cannes premiere two hundred and fifty people walked out and twenty needed oxygen. Monica Bellucci and Vincent Cassel, then married, take the leads. It’s meant to make you sick, and it does.

Synopsis

When Alex leaves a party alone and goes down into an underpass, one endless Paris night begins. Her boyfriend Marcus and her ex, Pierre, hunt for the man who attacked her down there, a search that drags them from bar to bar and finally into a club neither of them should have set foot in. Everything runs in reverse, so the story ends on an ordinary afternoon.

Information

Director
Gaspar Noé
Cast
Also known as
Irréversible
Production year
2002
Decade
2000s
Duration
1h 37m
Festivals & Awards
Language
French, Spanish, Italian, English
Country
France
Subtitles
Greek, Polish
Age rating
18+

What others say

3.7
238 reviews

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