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Very controversial film told in reverse order dealing with a brutal rape of a pregnant woman and the seeking of revenge by her husband and former lover. Lots of swirling spinning camera work and the constant hum of infrasound made some viewers nauseated (maybe that was deliberate by director Gaspar Noe, whose films are quite confrontational) and begins with one of the most violent and brutal scenes scenes I've ever witnessed.
The notorious rape beating scene is truly nasty and seems to go on forever, particularly as a stationary camera films it as though You are right there. I will give kudos to Monica Bellucci who is very convincing and after seeing the happy beginning (actually the end of the film) with her discovering her happy news and being radiatingly beautiful. To me, it makes her ordeal more horrible.
More of an ordeal and not anything You really would want to see. *1/2
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