The Ordeal

Name: The Ordeal
Genre: Drama, Horror
Released: August 11, 2006
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 52

2006

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Palm Pictures | Release Date: August 11, 2006

Summary: In this atmospheric mixture of horror and surreal comedy, Marc Stevens (Lucas) is a traveling singer. After an oddly rousing performance at a nursing home, he drives his van into the woods, towards his next gig. Pouring rain stops his car, a wandering local directs him to an inn, and from here Marc’s ordeal truly begins. (Cinema Village)

Director: Fabrice Du Welz

Genre(s): Drama, Horror

Runtime: 88 min

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Andrew O'Hehir

It's an intensely crafted and genuinely memorable horror film from a striking new talent. Read full review

G. Allen Johnson

What sells this movie is the realistic attention to detail and the bravura direction of Fabrice Du Welz, who draws a gut-wrenching performance from Lucas, who cries, squeals and screams with the best of them. Read full review

V.A. Musetto

Director-co-writer Fabrice du Welz has taken a clichéd premise and infused it with a stylish perversity that should have horror fans squealing with delight. Read full review

J.R. Jones

This French variation on the backwoods horror movie proves that even a little thematic complexity in the early scenes can yield a substantial payoff when things get going. Read full review

Frank Scheck

By the time it reaches its final act, the film rivals its American counterparts in intensity if not quite in explicit violence. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Maitland McDonagh

An odd blend of recycled American exploitation movie tropes and snarky Euro-art film attitude. Read full review

Marc Savlov

It takes so long to get going and fails to generate the necessary suspense to keep viewers engaged, that the horrific final act is too little, too late, while at the same time nearly being much too much. Read full review

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monkeysloveme

Nov 13, 2020

a very, very dark comedy as well as a truly horrible and unsettling horror movie in its own right, not an easy watch but a very good film nonetheless

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BrunoG.

Aug 13, 2006

Great acting, and a bizarre story!

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Rich

Sep 5, 2007

This film is like Stephen King's Misery, set within The League Of Gentleman's village of Royston Vasey. It's complete with characters, who's observational skills need a little refinement (mistaking men for women and a pig for a dog). Unsettling in the best possible way.

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Grandine

Oct 10, 2008

Brutal and disgusting.

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Paultergeist

Feb 19, 2013

Hailing from Belgium comes Calvaire. A freaky and twisted psychological horror movie about a guy stranded in the woods. Soon after some old guy offered to help him things get pretty freaky. This movie is not outstanding nor very original. It's not a movie for everyone. But if you likeHailing from Belgium comes Calvaire. A freaky and twisted psychological horror movie about a guy stranded in the woods. Soon after some old guy offered to help him things get pretty freaky. This movie is not outstanding nor very original. It's not a movie for everyone. But if you like twisted movies about psychotic people living their sick fantasies. This is definitely a movie you need to see.… Expand

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