2009 · horror · drama
Antichrist
Directed by Lars von Trier1h 44m2009
A grieving couple retreats to their cabin 'Eden' in the woods, hoping to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage. But nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse.
Our read: Antichrist (2009) reads as a heavy, measured, surreal horror · drama entry — extreme in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, measured, extreme horror / drama, surreal in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- heavy
- measured
- extreme
- surreal
- bleak
- cold
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