A French revenge spiral so bleak you'll need a drink—just like Maxime.
After a tragic event, Maxime Cavanel (Nicolas Couchet) will sink into alcoholism, drugs and solitude. He has now only one idea left in mind: "take revenge”, a terrible descent into hell awaits him. "A life of vengeance is an anticipated death… "
Acting
Couchet's physical decay is mesmerizingly uncomfortable to watch.
Direction
Thédenat's debut dares to make revenge feel genuinely pathetic.
Director
Anthony Thédenat
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lead actor Nicolas Couchet allegedly stayed in character's alcoholic state for weeks, method acting on a budget of approximately €12 and borrowed cigarettes.
The title references the medieval mortality reminder, but the film inverts it—here, remembering death becomes the only thing keeping Maxime alive.
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