Irreversible

The shattering consequences of violence are explored in writer/director Gaspar Noé's graphic and profoundly powerful drama, made up of 12 one-shot sequences in reverse chronological order. After Parisian beauty Alex (Monica Bellucci) is beaten and sexually assaulted, her boyfriend and ex-husband unite to find-and exact a brutal revenge against-the attacker. With Vincent Cassel, Albert Dupontel, Philippe Nahon. 90 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: French; Subtitles: English; 2019 chronological "straight cut" edit. In French with English subtitles.