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Chaos

2012 · 101 min

A slow-burning psychological thriller that unsettles through quiet intrusion and the slow unraveling of a family.

Directed by: Étienne Faure
Genres: Thriller
Starring: Isaach de Bankolé, Sonia Rolland, Niels Schneider

Overview: Vincent, Marie and their son have just moved from Paris into a farm near a small town in the south of France. He is a history and geography teacher, who looks forward to a quieter life, some kind of return to nature. His wife, a renowned international pianist, who retired in spite of her young age, has decided to follow him but almost unwillingly. From the very beginning, Thibault, one of Vincent's students, invades his family and slowly the couple, whose desires seem now so far away, falls apart. But Thibault's intentions are not at all motivated by love. And he will do anything to achieve his goal...

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Directed by: Étienne Faure
Genres: Thriller
Starring: Isaach de Bankolé, Sonia Rolland, Niels Schneider

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
betrayal
isolation
family
identity
Places: countryside
small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	3
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: thriller
Directed by: Étienne Faure
Written by: Étienne Faure
Starring: Isaach de Bankolé, Sonia Rolland, Niels Schneider, Lucien Guignard, Jean-Christophe Bouvet, Dominique Frot, Yannick Debain, Stéphane Durieux
Music: Laurent Perez del Mar
Cinematography: Christophe Larue
Runtime: 101 min
Country: France
Languages: French

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