Calvaire

(2005)

★ 5.9 IMDb · 374 votes

Genres: Horror

Year: 2005

Runtime: 88 мин

Country: Belgium, France

Director: Fabrice Du Welz

Cast: Laurent Lucas, Jackie Berroyer, Jean-Luc Couchard, Филипп Наон, Philippe Grand'Henry, Джо Престиа, Marc Lefebvre, Alfred David, Alain Delaunois, Brigitte Lahaie

Plot

A few days before Christmas, traveling entertainer Marc Stevens is stuck at nightfall in a remote wood in the swampy Hautes Fagnes region of Liège when his van breaks down. An odd chap who's looking for a lost dog then leads Marc to a shuttered inn.

A few days before Christmas, traveling entertainer Marc Stevens is stuck at nightfall in a remote wood in the swampy Hautes Fagnes region of Liège, his van conked out. An odd chap who's looking for a lost dog leads Marc to a shuttered inn; the owner gives Marc a room for the night. Next day, the innkeeper, Mr. Bartel, promises to fix the van, demands that Marc not visit the nearby village, and goes through Marc's things while the entertainer takes a walk. At dinner that night, Bartel laments his wife's having left him, and by next day, Marc is in a nightmare that may not end.