Calvaire
2004 · Movie · NR · 88 min · ★ 5.9 · 49% critics
A traveling entertainer heads through the Belgian countryside, but his van breaks down and he’s forced to spend the night in a remote, shuttered inn. As a man searching for a lost dog leads him there, the surrounding village’s unsettling behavior turns his situation into a nightmare with no easy escape.
Also known as The Ordeal
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Details
- Years
- 2004
- Release date
- 2005-03-09
- Language
- French
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 49/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 (360 votes)
About
If you like the French extremity vibe of films like Inside or Martyrs, you may find Calvaire intensely gripping, though Not for you if you want clear explanations, a satisfying resolution, or a horror experience that’s less disturbing and more scary.
Pros: intense dread; creepy isolation; unforgettable moments | Cons: unexplained chaos; bleak and unpleasant; abrupt/no resolution
Themes
- van
- rape
- sadism
- crucifixion
- surrealism
- woods
- singer
- farm house
- bestiality
- christmas
Cast & crew
Laurent Lucas
as Marc Stevens
Jackie Berroyer
as M. Bartel
Jean-Luc Couchard
as Boris
Philippe Nahon
as Robert Orton
- PG
Philippe Grand'Henry
as Tomas Orton
Jo Prestia
as Fermier Mylène
- ML
Marc Lefebvre
as Lucien
- AD
Alfred David
as Roland
- AD
Alain Delaunois
as Géant
Brigitte Lahaie
as Mademoiselle Vicky
Directed by Fabrice Du Welz