I will be posting Christmas-themed horror films over the next 24 days of LosMas; for the eleventh night, I am posting the controversial Belgian thriller Calvaire.
Calvaire (2004)
A traveling musician finds himself stranded in a remote region of Belgium when his van has mechanical issues. He is led to a nearby inn where he finds lodging but discovers that his host has other intentions in mind for him. Calvaire is a Belgian horror thriller directed by Fabrice du Welz and starring Laurent Lucas. One of many films released during the New French Extreme movement, Calvaire starts out seemingly benignly, with its protagonist stuck in a rural area and a seemingly friendly host. Yet, in time, he learns that the bizarre inhabitants hide shocking practices. Calvaire shares much in common with the controversial movies The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Straw Dogs, showing that outsiders are rarely welcomed in these closed communities. What we view as civilization is merely a veneer for some genuinely horrifying customs, and maybe we are better off staying home.
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