Climax (2018)
Film details
View on IMDb ↗CastSofia Boutella, Romain Guillermic, Souheila Yacoub, Kiddy Smile, Claude-Emmanuelle Gajan-Maull, Giselle Palmer, Taylor Kastle, Thea Carla Schott, Sharleen Temple, Lea Vlamos
Review
"Noe's superb direction makes all the difference. While this kind of story could easily wind up as a suffocating, sensory overload, Noe's camera follows each subject in Climax with a steady and curious, if emotionally distanced, eye. He's not afraid to ditch one agonised torture subject to follow another more interesting (read: dirtier and more gruesome) one. The sheer artistry and skill of that is something to behold. It's comparable to a poet composing a sonnet with broken glass and rusty nails. But the intent behind this artistry is so god damn devious and borderline juvenile. Because the mere act of watching this fictional movie nearly emotionally aligns you with the real-life perverts and voyeurs." - Rhys Tarling, Isolated Nation
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