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Revenge
2017 108 min Belgium, France R 18+
★6.9
Action, Horror, Thriller, Drama
Director: Coralie Fargeat
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Description
Jen's romantic getaway with her wealthy married boyfriend is disrupted when his friends arrive for an impromptu hunting trip. Tension mounts at the house until the situation culminates in an unexpected way.
Budget:
$2.9M
US Gross:
$102,091
Worldwide:
$938,055
Starring
Matilda Lutz
Actor
Kevin Janssens
Actor
Vincent Colombe
Actor
Awards
4 wins & 12 nominations total
Key opinion
Revenge is a hyper-stylized, visually bold take on the exploitation subgenre that divides audiences between those who appreciate its aesthetic ambition and those frustrated by its narrative implausibility. While the film is widely praised for its striking cinematography and color palette, many viewers struggle with its absurdist logic, extreme gore, and departure from realistic survival physics.
| Cinematography | The film features a vibrant, high-contrast visual style and inventive cinematography that elevate the desert setting into a striking aesthetic experience. | |
| Acting | Mathilde Lutz provides a compelling and charismatic performance that anchors the film even as the plot pushes into hyper-violent territory. | |
| Theme | The film utilizes an extreme, graphic level of gore that some viewers find essential to its grindhouse tone, while others see it as excessive and distracting. | |
| Screenplay | The narrative requires a massive suspension of disbelief regarding survival, injuries, and combat physics, leading many to view the script as illogical. | |
| Culture | Opinions on the film's gender politics are deeply polarized: some praise the subversion of the male gaze and victim-blaming tropes, while others argue the film fails to offer a coherent feminist perspective. |