A police inspector haunted by the childhood abduction of his brother becomes obsessed with the disturbing case of a dangerous serial kidnapperA police inspector haunted by the childhood abduction of his brother becomes obsessed with the disturbing case of a dangerous serial kidnapperA police inspector haunted by the childhood abduction of his brother becomes obsessed with the disturbing case of a dangerous serial kidnapper
- Awards
- 3 wins & 7 nominations
Roel Swanenberg
- Hans Vankerkhove
- (as Roel Swaenenberg)
Circé Lethem
- Iris Kryotos
- (as Circe Lethem)
- Director
- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaBased on the book of the same name by author Mo Hayder. The Treatment is the second volume in the series which follows English detective Jack Caffrey.
- GoofsThe handcuffs that are used are of the type you can loosen yourself when you wear them. There is a small clip on the side, next to where the key goes. The clip is clearly visible multiple times. At one occurrence the clip even clips one bit, when she's digging in the floor boards.
- Quotes
Roland Claeren: [Repeated line] I need it for the treatment... I NEED IT FOR MY TREATMENT
Featured review
A extremely dark, violent, and compelling thriller that emotionally grips you! [+70%]
A difficult film to sit through due to the subject matter it handles pedophilia, incest, assault, and murder, the Treatment is as hard-hitting as it can get. It's best visualized as four episodes with intertwining characters and storylines -
a) Inspector Cafmeyer's personal tragedy where his brother supposedly gets abducted by a next-door-pedophile, the fact that he's not been found, and how it haunts him 25 years later.
b) The horrific Simons family incident where someone tortures them for days, abducts the couple's young boy and leaves him bitten & murdered in a park.
c) A repeat of the earlier mentioned event for another family in the neighborhood.
d) The big reveal & the finale.
Geert Van Rampelberg is stupendous as the emotionally broken but smart investigator Cafmeyer, who has to hold himself together as cases echoing his brother's disappearance start to pile up. The unraveling of clues is where The Treatment solidly delivers, some having connections to past events and some requiring a forensic elucidation. While I expected this film to go the typical serial-killer route, it both held my attention and made me fleetingly look away as the case(s) started delving deeper into an underground pedophile ring.
The Treatment is the kind of film where bodily fluids (of its helpless victims) can be sensed from afar. The graphic nature of the film lies rooted in its emotional weights, not the blood-letting. The tension is sustained well, and in fact, lingers in your mind long after the credits start to roll.
Geert Van Rampelberg is stupendous as the emotionally broken but smart investigator Cafmeyer, who has to hold himself together as cases echoing his brother's disappearance start to pile up. The unraveling of clues is where The Treatment solidly delivers, some having connections to past events and some requiring a forensic elucidation. While I expected this film to go the typical serial-killer route, it both held my attention and made me fleetingly look away as the case(s) started delving deeper into an underground pedophile ring.
The Treatment is the kind of film where bodily fluids (of its helpless victims) can be sensed from afar. The graphic nature of the film lies rooted in its emotional weights, not the blood-letting. The tension is sustained well, and in fact, lingers in your mind long after the credits start to roll.
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- Sep 10, 2020
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- Also known as
- De behandeling
- Filming locations
- Gemeentelijk Zwembad Aartselaar(Scenes in swimming pool)
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- Gross worldwide
- $1,454,682
- Runtime2 hours 11 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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