CLIMAX
by Gaspar Noé
synopsis
From director Gaspar Noé (Irreversible; Enter the Void; Love) comes a hypnotic, hallucinatory, and ultimately hair-raising depiction of a party that descends into delirium over the course of one wintry night. In Climax, a troupe of young dancers gathers in a remote and empty school building to rehearse. Following an unforgettable opening performance lit by virtuoso cinematographer Benoît Debie (Spring Breakers; Enter the Void) and shot by Noé himself, the troupe begins an all-night celebration that turns nightmarish as the dancers discover they've been pounding cups of sangria laced with potent LSD. Tracking their journey from jubilation to chaos and full-fledged anarchy, Noé observes crushes, rivalries, and violence amid a collective psychedelic meltdown. Starring Sofia Boutella (Atomic Blonde) and a cast of professional dancers, Climax is Noé's most brazen and visionary statement yet.
original title: | Climax |
country: | France, Belgium |
sales agent: | Goodfellas |
year: | 2018 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Gaspar Noé |
film run: | 95' |
release date: | FR 19/09/2018, UK 21/09/2018, IE 21/09/2018, ES 11/10/2018, PL 9/11/2018, DE 6/12/2018, PT 7/02/2019, IT 13/06/2019 |
screenplay: | Gaspar Noé |
cast: | Sofia Boutella, Romain Guillermic, Souheila Yacoub, Thea Carla Schott, Taylor Kastle, Giselle Palmer, Kiddy Smile, Claude-Emmanuelle Gajan-Maull |
cinematography by: | Benoît Debie |
film editing: | Denis Bedlow, Gaspar Noé |
producer: | Edouard Weil |
co-producer: | Patrick Quinet |
associate producer: | Richard Grandpierre, Michel Merkt |
production: | Wild Bunch Production, Rectangle Productions, ARTE France Cinéma, Les Cinémas de la Zone, Eskwad, KNM, Artémis Productions, VICE International (USA) |
distributor: | Wild Bunch Distribution, O'Brother Distribution, Arrow Film Distributors, Avalon, Alambique, Europictures |