An American drug dealer living in Tokyo is betrayed by his best friend and killed in a drug deal. His soul, observing the repercussions of his death, seeks resurrection.An American drug dealer living in Tokyo is betrayed by his best friend and killed in a drug deal. His soul, observing the repercussions of his death, seeks resurrection.An American drug dealer living in Tokyo is betrayed by his best friend and killed in a drug deal. His soul, observing the repercussions of his death, seeks resurrection.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 8 nominations
- Mother
- (as Janice Sicotte-Béliveau)
- Suzy
- (as Sarah Stockbridge)
- Carol
- (as Yemi)
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- TriviaMost of the dialogue was improvised by the cast. Gaspar Noé stated that, as he didn't understand English very much, he needed someone to tell him if what the cast was saying sounded good or not.
- GoofsDuring the first sequence in the "Sex, Money, Power" strip club, the camera and jib/crane are visible in the reflection of the platform the dancers are on.
- Quotes
Alex: Basically, when you die your spirit leaves your body, actually at first you can see all your life, like reflected in a magic mirror. Then you start floating like a ghost, you can see anything happening around you, you can hear everything but you can't communicate. Then you see lights, lights of all different colours, these lights are the doors that pull you into other planes of existence, but most people actually like this world so much, that they don't want to be taken away, so the whole thing turns into a bad trip, and the only way out is to get reincarnated.
- Crazy creditsAt the Cannes Film Festival the film was screened without any opening or closing credits, the film began with "ENTER" and ended with "THE VOID".
- Alternate versionsIn some countries, the theatrical release was shortened by omitting reel 7 of 9. This removed 17 minutes of material.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Durch die Nacht mit...: Harmony Korine und Gaspar Noé (2010)
- SoundtracksSalve Regina
Performed by Jez Poole and Martyn Warren
© ZFC Music
Courtesy of Universal Publishing Production Music
First I have to say "Enter The Void" technical masterpiece. The use of the camera is creative and splendid and makes the whole movie as a roller coaster ride. The special effects are really, really special. I got hooked on these technical superiority's in "Enter The Void" that I got all thrilled down my spine. Watching it at the cinema really gave it an incredible touch. The sound was ear piercing and in some scenes it made me jump in the seat. It could go almost half and hour without any dialog, just remarkable scenes and CGI. You could think by this description it's a joyful and happy movie, but it's really not. It's dark, sea bottom dark. This movie have everything all parents wants to keep away from their children. I just get the feelings this movie would get so censored in America it would be a whole other film when showed over the ocean. But censoring this movie is fatal and would kill it. I certainly hope everyone is going to get sucked into the void just as I did.
It was a great experience, I can't deny it, but what made me put an 8/10 was the length. Sometimes Gaspar really could have made some shots shorter, there were unnatural long phases that were totally unnecessary. So that's why I give it an eight. Other then that I see no faults in this masterpiece. Go watch as soon as it shows up in a cinema close to you.
- WhatWhat191
- Nov 22, 2009
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- Also known as
- Vào Cõi Hư Vô
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Box office
- Budget
- $16,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $336,467
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $43,651
- Sep 26, 2010
- Gross worldwide
- $775,385
- Runtime2 hours 41 minutes
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- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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