Antichrist overview

Synopsis:

This enormously controversial psychodrama-cum-horror film from Danish enfant terrible Lars von Trier charts the degeneration of a marriage into apocalyptic violence, chaos, and insanity following an unthinkable domestic tragedy. The film opens with a prologue. While they make love in their apartment on a snowy winter afternoon, a husband and wife known only as "He" and "She" (Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg) fail to keep an eye on their young toddler. In a horrific turn of events, the child wanders over to an open window, entranced by the snow cascading down, and falls two stories to his death.


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Movie Details:

  • Director: Lars von Trier
  • Studio: Zentropa International Köln, Zentropa Entertainments23, ZDF-Arte, Trollhattan Film AB, SVT, Slot Machine SARL, Memfis Film International AB, Lucky Red SRL, Liberator Productions, Film i Vast, Arte G.E.I.E., Arte France Cinema
  • Year: 2009
  • Run Time: 104 minutes
  • Country: Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Sweden
  • Language: English
  • Category: Feature
  • Genre/Type: Horror
  • Filmed in: Color and B&W
  • Release: 2009 10 23 (USA - Limited), 2009 05 20 (Denmark)

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