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Antichrist (2009)

18 108 min  -  Drama | Horror  -   20 May 2009 (Denmark)
6.6
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A grieving couple retreat to their cabin in the woods, hoping to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage. But nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse.

Director:

Lars von Trier

Writer:

Lars von Trier

Stars:

Willem Dafoe, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Storm Acheche Sahlstrøm
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Cast

Cast overview:
Willem Dafoe ...
He
Charlotte Gainsbourg ...
She
Storm Acheche Sahlstrøm Storm Acheche Sahlstrøm ...
Nic
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Storyline

A couple lose their young son when he falls out of a window while they are having sex in another room. The mother's grief consigns her to hospital, but her therapist husband brings her home intent on treating her depression himself. To confront her fears they go to stay at their remote cabin in the woods, "Eden", where something untold happened the previous summer. Told in four chapters with a prologue and epilogue, the film details acts of lustful cruelty as the man and woman unfold the darker side of nature outside and within. Written by Peter Brandt Nielsen  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Nature | Cabin | Woods | Cabin In The Woods | Grief  | See more »

Taglines:

When nature turns evil, true terror awaits. (UK)

Genres:

Drama | Horror

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Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Antychryst See more »

Filming Locations:

Cologne, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$11,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

€122,895 (Italy) (24 May 2009)

Gross:

$677,007 (Italy)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Zentropa Entertainments, Zentropa International Köln, Slot Machine See more »
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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color  | Black and White (some scenes)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

This movie received a special anti-award from the ecumenical jury at Cannes. The jury, which typically awards a film that promotes spiritual and humanist values, decided to award this film an anti-award for its misogynistic views. However, Lars von Trier did not confirm in a later interview that he was a misogynist, saying he loved women and understood Her better than Him. See more »

Quotes

[repeated line]
She: [yelling] Where are you?
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Connections

Spoofed in "Harald Schmidt: Episode #4.1" (2009) See more »

Soundtracks

"'Lascia ch'io pianga' from 'Rinaldo'"
Composed by George Frideric Handel (as Georg Friedrich Händel)
Performed by Tuva Semmingsen and Barokksolistene See more »