Human Monsters, Movements & Traditions
Irreversible
2002
Time destroys everything.
Directed by Gaspar Noé
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4.5
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A woman’s lover and her ex-boyfriend take justice into their own hands after she becomes the victim of a rapist. Because some acts can’t be undone. Because man is an animal. Because the desire for vengeance is a natural impulse. Because most crimes remain unpunished.
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- Director
- Gaspar Noé
- Written by
- Gaspar Noé
- Produced by
- Christophe Rossignon
- Composer
- Thomas Bangalter
- Cinematographers
- Benoît Debie, Gaspar Noé
- Editor
- Gaspar Noé
- Makeup FX
- Jean-Christophe Spadaccini
- Studios
- Canal+, Eskwad, StudioCanal
- Origin country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Language
- fr
- Rating
- NR
- Also known as
- Irreversible: Straight Cut
- TMDB
- 7.2/10 (3,258 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 60% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 51/100
- IMDb
- 7.3/10 (161,409 votes)
Released May 22, 2002·Irréversible·$3,500,000 budget·$6,500,000 revenue
Cast
Monica Bellucci
Alex
Vincent Cassel
Marcus
Albert Dupontel
Pierre
Jo Prestia
The Tapeworm
Philippe Nahon
Man
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Stéphane Drouot
Stéphane
Jean-Louis Costes
Fistman
Mick Gondouin
Mick
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Mourad Khima
Mourad
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Layde Hellal
Layde
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Dominique Nato
Commissioner
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Michel Fesche
Taxi Driver
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Victoria Jaramillo
Concha
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Jean-Yves Le Quellec
Inspector
Isabelle Giami
Alex's Girlfriend
Fatima Adoum
Fatima
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Janice Foulaux
Janice
Stephane Derderian
Rectum Customer
Crew
Keywords
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