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Subconscious Cruelty

  • 20002000
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
1.9K
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17,269
2,637
Eric Pettigrew in Subconscious Cruelty (2000)
An anthology of horror, consisting of four segments all themed around gory subjects.
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An anthology of horror, consisting of four segments all themed around gory subjects.An anthology of horror, consisting of four segments all themed around gory subjects.An anthology of horror, consisting of four segments all themed around gory subjects.
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
1.9K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
17,269
2,637
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Karim Hussain
    • Writer
      • Karim Hussain
    • Stars
      • Sophie Lauzière
      • Anne-Marie Belley
      • Brea Asher
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Karim Hussain
    • Writer
      • Karim Hussain
    • Stars
      • Sophie Lauzière
      • Anne-Marie Belley
      • Brea Asher
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 34User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews

    Videos1

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    Trailer 1:52
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    Photos29

    Martine Viale in Subconscious Cruelty (2000)
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    Sophie Lauzière
    Sophie Lauzière
    • Woman On Slab (segment "Ovarian Eyeball")
    Anne-Marie Belley
    • Hand (segment "Ovarian Eyeball")
    Brea Asher
    • Sister (segment "Human Larvae")
    Ivaylo Founev
    • Brother (segment "Human Larvae")
    Eric Levasseur
    • Lover (segment "Human Larvae")
    Janis Higgins
    • Girl In Photo (segment "Human Larvae")
    • (as Janice Higgins)
    Nadia Simaani
    • Female Performer (segment "Rebirth")
    Anna Berlyn
    • Female Performer (segment "Rebirth")
    Nancy Simard
    • Female Performer (segment "Rebirth")
    Sean Spuruey
    • Male Performer (segment "Rebirth")
    Scott Noonan
    • Male Performer (segment "Rebirth")…
    Mitch Davis
    • Male Performer (segment "Rebirth")…
    Christopher Piggins
    • Businessman (segment "Right Brain…
    Martin Sauvageau
    • Drunk In Bar (segment "Right Brain…
    Annette Pankrac
    • Secretary (segment "Right Brain…
    Vince Sheffield
    • Man On Television (segment "Right Brain…
    Karen Wiener
    • Female Hand (segment "Right Brain…
    Sylvain Rivard
    • Subliminal Body (segment "Right Brain
    • (as Vainvard)
    • …
    • Director
      • Karim Hussain
    • Writer
      • Karim Hussain
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Took around six and a half years to make
    • Alternate versions
      Director's High Definition Remastered Restored Version
    • Connections
      Referenced in In the Belly of the Beast (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      Eaten By Trees
      By David Kristian

      Copyright David Kristian All Rights Reserved

      Website: www.davidkristian.com

    User reviews34

    Review
    Top review
    5/10
    Shocking, yes, but what else?
    This was definitely the most graphically disturbing film I've ever seen. Apparently, the sole purpose of the film is to shock and outrage people (according to the Stockholm Film Festival booklet), and I guess it does, but it doesn't really go any further than that. Or does it? I get the feeling that Karim Hussain has something to tell us, but it doesn't get through very well. I understand the reason for showing the things no-one dares to show, and I think that's good. But it is not presented very well, so people will not get the picture. The last section of the film is clearly a statement against American double standard of morality, and the modern mans loss of spirituality, and it is also the most intentionally apparent section.

    The 'sound design' is great, very reminiscent to Lynch's Eraserhead. The music on the other hand, is most of the time inappropriate. The middle part of the film where people are indulging in an orgy with Mother Earth, is so badly scored the scene becomes silly, which is a shame. Hussain should have chosen music in the vein of Ligeti and Penderecki for a film like this (like Kubrick did).

    If you want to see a shocking film that is dead serious all of the time, go for this one. Not for everyone, though. Or maybe it is?
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    • Nov 20, 2000

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    • Release date
      • October 31, 2002 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Official site
      • Infliction Films
    • Also known as
      • Bilinçaltı Zulüm
    • Filming locations
      • Longueuil, Québec, Canada
    • Production company
      • Infliction Films
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    • Budget
      • CA$100,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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