Climax
2018 · Movie · R · 97 min · ★ 7.0 · 69% critics
A dance troupe is lured to an empty school for a rehearsal night, but their celebration takes a violent turn after a drug-laced sangria changes everything. With the outside world looming and trust eroding fast, they must try to survive and figure out who’s behind it before it’s too late.
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Details
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-09-19
- Language
- French
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Critic score
- 69/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (2,333 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Climax if you want a high-impact dance-to-horror descent that feels relentless and unforgettable; Not for you if you’re sensitive to graphic, disturbing scenes or intense “endurance test” films like Martyrs or Antichrist.
Pros: hypnotic dance sequences; intense nightmare energy; unforgettable experience | Cons: extremely disturbing content; pacing divides audiences; harsh, exhausting viewing
Themes
- dancing
- child abuse
- sexual abuse
- drug abuse
- pregnancy
- paranoia
- orgy
- imprisonment
- lsd
- surrealism
- hallucinogenic drug
- incest
- +13 more
Awards & recognition
- Sitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film award · 2018
- IFFR audience award · 2019 · nominated
Cast & crew
Sofia Boutella
as Selva
Romain Guillermic
as David
Souheila Yacoub
as Lou
Kiddy Smile
as Daddy
Claude-Emmanuelle Gajan-Maull
as Emmanuelle
Giselle Palmer
as Gazelle
Taylor Kastle
as Taylor
Thea Carla Schøtt
as Psyche
Sharleen Temple
as Ivana
Lea Vlamos
as Eva
Directed by Gaspar Noé