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Climax

2018 · 97 min

A hypnotic, drug-fuelled descent into chaos that is as mesmerising as it is deeply disturbing.

Directed by
Gaspar Noé
Genres
Drama, Horror, Music
Starring
Sofia Boutella, Romain Guillermic, Souheila Yacoub
Tagline
Birth and death are extraordinary experiences. Life is a fleeting pleasure.
Overview
When a dance troupe is lured to an empty school, a bowl of drug-laced sangria causes their jubilant rehearsal to descend into a dark and explosive nightmare as they try to survive the night—and find who's responsible—before it's too late.

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Directed by
Gaspar Noé
Genres
Drama, Horror, Music
Starring
Sofia Boutella, Romain Guillermic, Souheila Yacoub
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • madness
  • isolation
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • death
Places
  • school
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror8
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension9
Darkness9
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, horror, music
Directed by
Gaspar Noé
Written by
Gaspar Noé
Starring
Sofia Boutella, Romain Guillermic, Souheila Yacoub, Kiddy Smile, Claude-Emmanuelle Gajan-Maull, Giselle Palmer, Taylor Kastle, Thea Carla Schøtt
Music
Thomas Bangalter
Cinematography
Benoît Debie
Runtime
97 min
Country
France, Belgium, United States of America
Languages
English, French

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