Two seemingly well-educated young men, who call each other Paul and Peter among other names, approach a family on vacation. They are, apparently, friends of the neighbors, and, at the beginning, their true intentions are not known, but soon, the family is imprisoned and tortured in its own house violently. It might be some kind of game with the lives of husband, wife, son, and dog, but why are they doing it?
Keywords
- Escape to the 90's
- Film Fest Gent !
- Film Festival Oostende
- Home Invasion
- Michael Haneke
- Movies that shook the Cannes Film Festival
- Movies you need to watch once in your life
- The Sooner team's favorites: Fabian
- family
- madness
- relationship
- suspense
- the edge
Actors
- Arno Frisch
- Ulrich Mühe
- Doris Kunstmann
- Susanne Lothar
Director
- Michael Haneke
Drama
1h 48min
GERMAN
DUTCH
FRENCH
Two young men take a family hostage in their vacation cottage and force them to play sadistic “games” with each other for entertainment.
Two young men take a family hostage in their vacation cottage and force them to play sadistic “games” with each other for entertainment.
Two seemingly well-educated young men, who call each other Paul and Peter among other names, approach a family on vacation. They are, apparently, friends of the neighbors, and, at the beginning, their true intentions are not known, but soon, the family is imprisoned and tortured in its own house violently. It might be some kind of game with the lives of husband, wife, son, and dog, but why are they doing it?
Festivals
Cast & Crew
Director
Michael Haneke
Cast
Arno Frisch
Cast
Ulrich Mühe
Cast
Doris Kunstmann
Cast
Susanne Lothar