Calvaire
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59% Critic Match

Calvaire

Some people would kill for company.

5.9 / 10 2005 1h 28mNR French
Horror

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Laurent Lucas

Laurent Lucas

Marc Stevens

Lead
Jackie Berroyer

Jackie Berroyer

M. Bartel

Jean-Luc Couchard

Jean-Luc Couchard

Boris

Philippe Nahon

Philippe Nahon

Robert Orton

PG

Philippe Grand'Henry

Tomas Orton

Jo Prestia

Jo Prestia

Fermier Mylène

ML

Marc Lefebvre

Lucien

AD

Alfred David

Roland

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Fabrice Du Welz's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Calvaire is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker