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Antichrist
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Antichrist is a 2009 drama, horror, and art film directed and written by Lars von Trier. The cast includes Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg. Produced by Zentropa and distributed by Nordisk Film, the film originated from France, Germany, Italy, and Sweden. Anthony Dod Mantle served as director of photography, while Anders Refn was the film editor. Kristian Eidnes Andersen composed the score. The narrative is set in Washington, and filming took place in Cologne and Wuppertal.
The film has a runtime of 104 minutes, though some sources list it as 108 minutes. It was released on May 18, 2009, and November 18, 2010. The production had a budget of 11,000,000 and generated revenue of 7,413,863. Antichrist received the Nordic Council Film Prize and the European Film Award for Best Cinematographer. It was nominated for the European Film Award for Best Actress, Best Cinematographer, and Best Director at the 22nd European Film Awards. Audience ratings include a 6.5 score on IMDb and a 49 metascore.
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6.6A grieving couple retreats to their cabin 'Eden' in the woods, hoping to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage. But nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse.
Cast
- Willem Dafoe as He
- Charlotte Gainsbourg as She
- Storm Acheche Sahlstrøm as Nic
Themes
- depression
- suffering
- therapist
- symbolism
- marriage
- masochism
- controversy
- woods
- god
- cabin
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Ratings
IMDb
6.5/10
143,904 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
53%
Metacritic
49/100
- Year
- 2009
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Genres
- Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Awards
- 21 wins & 33 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Lars von Trier
- Written by
- Lars von Trier
- Produced by
- Meta Louise Foldager
- Starring
- Willem Dafoe Charlotte Gainsbourg
- Cinematography
- Anthony Dod Mantle
- Edited by
- Anders Refn Åsa Mossberg
- Music by
- Kristian Eidnes Andersen
- Production companies
- Zentropa Entertainments Arte France Cinéma Canal+ Danmarks Radio Film i Väst Svenska Filminstitutet Sveriges Television ZDF
- Distributed by
- Nordisk Film Distribution (Denmark/Sweden), Les Films du Losange (France) , MFA+ Film Distribution (Germany) , Gutek Film (Poland)
- Release dates
- 18 May 2009 ( 2009-05-18 ) ( Cannes ) 20 May 2009 ( 2009-05-20 ) (Denmark) 10 September 2009 ( 2009-09-10 ) (Germany)
- Running time
- 108 minutes
- Countries
- Denmark France Germany Poland Sweden
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $5 million
- Box office
- $7.4 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Antichrist (stylized as ANTICHRIS♀) is a 2009 art horror film written and directed by Lars von Trier. It stars Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg as a married couple who experience the accidental death of their infant son, after which they retreat to a cabin in the woods to grieve, where the man experiences strange visions and the woman manifests increasingly violent sexual behavior and sadomasochism. The narrative is divided into a prologue, four chapters, and an epilogue.
Written in 2006 while Trier was hospitalized due to a significant episode of clinical depression, the film was largely influenced by his own struggles with depression and anxiety. Filming took place primarily in Germany during the late summer of 2008, and was a Danish production co-produced by companies from France, Germany, Poland, and Sweden.
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