Movie Antichrist 2009

When Antichrist premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2009, it was a sensation in the worst possible way. Audience members were reported to have booed, laughed derisively, walked out, and even fainted during screenings, particularly during two extremely graphic scenes of genital mutilation. The festival was split, with some declaring it a masterpiece and others labeling it an abomination.

Antichrist defies easy categorization. It is simultaneously viewed as a masterpiece of arthouse cinema and an exercise in empty provocation. movie antichrist 2009