I Stand Alone (1998)

Original title

Seul contre tous

Directed by

Gaspar Noé

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 586 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A butcher who has lost his job struggles with anger and loneliness in a socially isolated life. The film follows him over a few days as his mental state unravels.

bleakclaustrophobicdisturbingrawintenseuncomfortableaggressivevisceral

What happens

I Stand Alone (French: Seul contre tous, lit. 'Alone Against Everyone') is a 1998 French psychological drama art film written, directed, co-produced, and co-edited by Gaspar Noé in his feature-length directorial debut. It stars Philippe Nahon, Blandine Lenoir, Frankye Pain, and Martine Audrain. A sequel to Noé's short film Carne (1991), it depicts several pivotal days in the life of a butcher facing abandonment, isolation, rejection, and unemployment, It premiered at Cannes Film Festival in 1998 and received favourable reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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