Climax (2018 film)

Climax
Film poster
Directed by Gaspar Noé
Produced by
  • Edouard Weil
  • Alice Girard
  • Vincent Maraval
Written by Gaspar Noé
Starring Sofia Boutella
Cinematography Benoît Debie
Edited by
  • Denis Bedlow
  • Gaspar Noé
Production
company
Distributed by
  • Wild Bunch (France)
  • A24 (United States)
Release date
  • 13 May 2018 (2018-05-13) (Cannes)
  • 19 September 2018 (2018-09-19) (France)
Running time
 96 minutes[1]
Country France
Language
  • French
  • English
Budget €2.6 million
Box office $203,216[2][3]


Climax is a 2018 French musical horror film written, co-edited and directed by Gaspar Noé, and starring Sofia Boutella. The plot centers on a troupe of hip-hop dancers experiencing a bad trip after accidentally ingesting psychedelics.

Cast

  • Sofia Boutella as Selva
  • Romain Guillermic as David
  • Souheila Yacoub
  • Kiddy Smile as Daddy
  • Claude Gajan Maull as Emmanuelle
  • Giselle Palmer as Gazelle
  • Taylor Kastle as Taylor
  • Thea Carla Schott as Psyche
  • Sharleen Temple as Ivana
  • Lea Vlamos as Lea
  • Alaia Alsafir as Alaya
  • Kendall Mugler as Rocket
  • Lakdhar Dridi as Riley
  • Adrien Sissoko as Omar
  • Mamadou Bathily as Bats
  • Alou Sidibe
  • Ashley Biscette as Ashley
  • Vince Galliot Cumant
  • Sarah Belala

Release

The film screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Art Cinema Award.[4][5][6] Afterwards, the film was acquired for release in the United States by A24.[7]

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 89%, based on 43 reviews, and an average rating of 7.6/10.[8] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 83 out of 100 based on 17 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Climax". British Board of Film Classification. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Climax". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Climax (2018)". The Numbers. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  4. ↑ Goodfellow, Melanie (17 April 2018). "Cannes: Directors' Fortnight unveils 2018 line-up". Screen Daily. Screen International. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  5. ↑ Keslassy, Elsa (17 April 2018). "Cannes: Directors' Fortnight Lineup Boasts Colombia's 'Birds of Passage,' Nicolas Cage in 'Mandy'". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  6. ↑ Hopewell, John (4 June 2018). "Cannes: Gaspar Noe's 'Climax' Wins Directors' Fortnight Top Prize". Variety. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  7. ↑ Fleming, Mike Jr. (May 14, 2018). "A24 Acquires Gaspar Noe's Provocative Cannes Film 'Climax'". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Climax (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  9. ↑ "Climax Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 1 October 2018.


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