Dir. Fabrice du Welz
2004, Belgium, 92 min
French with English subtitles
Join us for a post-screening discussion with Olivia Norquay and Jillian Groening of Bikini Drive-in, a semi-monthly screening series discussing horror films through an intersectional feminist lens.
A traveling entertainer falls victim to a dangerously unhinged innkeeper determined to keep him captive.
Content warning: Extreme violence, torture, sexual assault, animal cruelty, psychological devastation
Generously sponsored by IATSE 856 Manitoba.
A lucid nightmare, a dark absurdist descent into hell. Calvaire‘s meditation on identity, possession, and cruelty remains horribly vivid.
– Guillermo Del Toro
