Isabelle (2011)

Directed by

Ben Sombogaart

Genre

thriller, drama, mystery

Country

Netherlands, Luxembourg

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

12

Rating

4.5 of 10 from 19 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A beautiful actress is kidnapped by a jealous disfigured artist. She must find a way to survive her captor's obsession.

tensesuspensefuldarkclaustrophobicunsettlingslow-burnbrooding

What happens

Isabelle is a 2011 Dutch psychological thriller film directed by Ben Sombogaart and written for the screen by Marieke van der Pol based on the novel of the same name by Tessa de Loo. It stars Halina Reijn as the beautiful actress Isabelle that is kidnapped by the jealous disfigured artist Jeanne, played by Tineke Caels. It also stars Wim Opbrouck, Barbara Sarafian, Michel Van Dousselaere and Monique van de Ven. The film was first shown at the Netherlands Film Festival on September 22, 2011 immediately followed by a release in Dutch theaters. It received a mixed reception from critics and a tepid response from the general audience. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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