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FilmMovie ReviewsIrreversible — 2002

Irreversible

2002

1h 37m

Crime/Drama/Mystery

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Cast

Monica Bellucci (Alex)Vincent Cassel (Marcus)Albert Dupontel (Pierre)Philippe Nahon (L'homme)Jo Prestia (Le Tenia)Stéphane Drouot (Stéphane)Jean-Louis Costes (Fistman)Mick Gondouin (Mick)Mourad Khima (Mourad)Layde Hellal (Layde)Dominique Nato (Commissaire)Michel Fesche (Chauffeur Taxi)Victoria Jaramillo (Concha)Jean-Yves Le Quellec (Inspecteur)Isabelle Giami (Copine d'Alex enceinte)Fatima Adoum (Fatima)Janice Foulaux (Janice)Stéphane Derdérian (Client du Rectum)

Director

Gaspar Noé

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Synopsis

Events over the course of one traumatic night in Paris unfold in reverse-chronological order as the beautiful Alex is brutally raped and beaten by a stranger in an underpass tunnel.

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