The French thriller stars Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel and Albert Dupontel.
When discussing the most disturbing and unwatchable movies of all time, one cannot simply ignore the extremities of the 2002 film Irréversible. The film gained notoriety for its disturbing and graphic depiction of sexual abuse and trauma, but was commended for its storytelling which is narrated in reverse. In celebration of its 20th anniversary, Studiocanal will bring the tormenting terror once again, coming back in its original cut, which will be retold in chronological order this time.
Marketed as an entirely “new film”, Irreversible: Straight Cut is the film’s original cut that tells the same harrowing tale of abuse, trauma, and revenge. Originally released in a reverse direction, the new release will follow the film’s chronological order, which will undoubtedly deliver the same intense story as the first. It already premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2019, but it will get a new lease on life with a theatrical release on February 10 at the IFC Center in New York and the Landmark’s Nuart in Los Angeles.
In one traumatic night in Paris, Irréversible follows two male leads, Marcus (Vincent Cassel) and Pierre (Albert Dupontel), deciding to take matters into their own hands after their beloved Alex (Monica Bellucci) is violently raped and assaulted by a vile stranger in a tunnel underpass. Directed and written by Argentine filmmaker Gaspar Noé—the director behind movies like I Stand Alone, Enter the Void, and Climax—the auteur said that the new and original cut is the same story, but it emphasizes the film’s drama and the characters’ coping mechanisms with a loved one’s tragedy, which leads some of them to brutality.
