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A spiraling descent into fear which begins on a quietly ominous note as family man Michel sets out for his summer home in the countryside with his wife Claire and their three screaming infant daughters. A blistering heatwave and the increasingly cranky children force the family to make a pitstop. In the rest area, Michel bumps into Harry, an old school classmate he doesn't remember, but who seems... See Full Description
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Art/Foreign, Drama and Thriller |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 57 min. |
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| Release Date: |
April 20, 2001 NY; May 4, 2001 Limited |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for language, some violence and a scene of nudity. |
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| Distributors: |
Miramax Zoe
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$3,818,452 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
N/A
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BBC,
(4 out of 5 stars) "Rarely since the great days of Claude Chabrol - the master of the French psychological thriller - have we had suspense this good." Full Review...
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Christian Science Monitor,
"...first-rate..." Full Review...
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E! Online,
(grade: B+) "Director Dominik Moll must have really been paying attention on Hitchcock Day in film school because he adds just the right amount of tension and suspense..." Full Review...
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Evening Standard,
"This is the best Hitchcock film made since Hitchcock went to the family plot." Full Review...
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