Hell
L’Enfer
Director: Danis TANOVIC
HELL is the compelling new thriller from Danis Tanovic, the hugely talented director of the Academy Award-winning No Man’s Land. Tanovic completed the film after the death of Krystof Kieslowski, who had been developing the project with his Three Colours Trilogy collaborator Krzysztof Piesiewicz.
Featuring a superb all-star cast, the film is a whirling portrait of a family torn apart by the past. Three sisters, Sophie (Emmanuelle Béart), Celine (Karin Viard) and Anne (Marie Gillain) have drifted apart since a traumatic childhood incident. Sophie, the eldest, is married with young children, but suspects her photographer husband of having an affair. Youngest sister Anne is a student involved in a messy relationship with a tutor. And middle sister Celine lives a joyless life looking after her mother (Carole Bouquet). When a young man (Guillaume Canet) takes an interest in her, she little suspects the true motive behind his approaches…
Emotionally profound and highly involving, HELL is a tightlywound reflection on judgement and human nature. Tanovic’s masterful direction, combined with sterling performances, results in an entirely gripping drama.
France 2005 - Drama (95 mins)
In French with English Subtitles
Director: Danis Tanovic
Script: Kryzsztof Piesiewicz
Cast: Emmanuelle Béart, Karin Viard, Marie Gillain, Guillaume Canet, Jacques Gamblin