News culture “Disturbing and depraved” This ultra violent and trashy film rated 89% hits Amazon Prime Video
Published on 04/12/2024 at 5:55 p.m.
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18+… This indication alone announces the color. The film that interests us today is not to be put before everyone's eyes. Even the most hardened movie buffs of hundreds of horror films may not be able to finish this cinematic experience rated 89% and considered one of the most trashy and disturbing in recent years. As for the most curious, they can discover it on Amazon Prime Video at their own risk.
A unique experience on Prime Video
Even in a subgenre as codified as the zombie film, there are specimens that are unlike any other and that stand out from the competition. This is the case of this Taiwanese horror feature film screened in cinemas in 2021. Directed and edited by Canadian filmmaker Rob Jabbaz who was then making his debut on a project of this scale (and what a debut!), The Sadness stunned critics and audiences alike and shocked even the most seasoned horror fans.
The Sadness displays an eloquent 89% positive reviews from the press on RottenTomatoes, proof that the film appealed to the majority of professionals in the field, even if the general public was less enthusiastic about this trashy and violent proposition. For Sara Michelle Fetters of MovieFreak.com, it is “one of the most aggressively dark, disturbing and depraved horror films I have ever seen”. Phuong Le of The Guardian sees “Jabbaz's assured mastery of style” which will make the director “an impressive new voice in horror cinema”. The Sadness is currently available on Amazon Prime Video. As a reminder, viewing it can be taxing. You have been warned.
Le synopsis de The Sadness : After a year of fighting a pandemic with mild symptoms, a nation finally lets its guard down. It is then that the virus spontaneously mutates, giving rise to a scourge that alters the mind. The streets are unleashed in violence and depravity, with those infected driven to commit the most cruel and horrific acts they could ever have imagined… – (Amazon Prime Video)
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9 films not recommended for under 18s on Prime Video
If you wish to continue your exploration of the worst inclinations and deviances plaguing the minds of human beings, here are 9 films not recommended for under 18s available on Amazon Prime Video.
- Bones and All (2022)
- Elle (2016)
- Irreversible (2002)
- Jigsaw (2017)
- The Hill Has Eyes (2006)
- Martyrs (2008)
- Rambo : Last Blood (2019)
- Saltburn (2023)
- An Angry Man (2021)
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