Trauma – “20 Minutes” invites you to move up a gear in horror by discovering works so disturbing that they should be reserved for an adult and informed audience
As Halloween approaches, the temptation to make horror films often arises, just to be shaken by feeling pleasant, fictitious thrills. Some of them are reserved exclusively for adults due to their theme, their atmosphere or their realism. They often draw their inspiration from real life to the point of fueling nightmares and almost making people regret having watched them despite their qualities.
Please note, we are not talking here about feature films like Conjuring, Sinister and even to a certain extent Smile 2 or Terrifier 3. What recommends 20 Minutes below is truly disturbing and even traumatic. This list is obviously subjective. You have been warned.
“Funny Games”: When horror comes to our home
This is without a doubt the most traumatic film I have ever seen. Funny Games (1997) by Michel Haneke is as strong in its Austrian version as in its American remake in 2007. Two clean young people arrive in an orderly family – mom, dad, toddler – to impose a deadly game on them. Michel Haneke questions totalitarianism but above all the relationship that the public has with violence. It's on the verge of sustainability and worse when we see it again and (…) Read more on 20minutes
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