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Climax

  • 20182018
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  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
67K
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Sofia Boutella and Kiddy Smile in Climax (2018)
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French dancers gather in a remote, empty school building to rehearse on a wintry night. The all-night celebration morphs into a hallucinatory nightmare when they learn their sangria is laced... Read allFrench dancers gather in a remote, empty school building to rehearse on a wintry night. The all-night celebration morphs into a hallucinatory nightmare when they learn their sangria is laced with LSD.French dancers gather in a remote, empty school building to rehearse on a wintry night. The all-night celebration morphs into a hallucinatory nightmare when they learn their sangria is laced with LSD.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
67K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,591
76
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    • Director
      • Gaspar Noé
    • Writer
      • Gaspar Noé
    • Stars
      • Sofia Boutella
      • Romain Guillermic
      • Souheila Yacoub
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Gaspar Noé
    • Writer
      • Gaspar Noé
    • Stars
      • Sofia Boutella
      • Romain Guillermic
      • Souheila Yacoub
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 495User reviews
    • 286Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 14 nominations

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    Trailer 0:57
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    Sofia Boutella at an event for Climax (2018)
    Sofia Boutella at an event for Climax (2018)
    Sofia Boutella, Kiddy Smile, Souheila Yacoub, Claude-Emmanuelle Gajan-Maull, and Giselle Palmer in Climax (2018)
    Sofia Boutella in Climax (2018)
    Sofia Boutella, Kiddy Smile, Claude-Emmanuelle Gajan-Maull, and Giselle Palmer in Climax (2018)
    Mounia Nassangar, Tiphanie Au, Alexandre Moreau, Naab, Strauss Serpent, Vince Galliot Cumant, Sofia Boutella, Sarah Belala, Mamadou Bathily, Kiddy Smile, Romain Guillermic, Alou Sidibé, Adrien Sissoko, Souheila Yacoub, Taylor Kastle, Thea Carla Schott, Sharleen Temple, Lea Vlamos, Alaia Alsafir, Kendall Mugler, Lakdhar Dridi, Ashley Biscette, Claude-Emmanuelle Gajan-Maull, and Giselle Palmer in Climax (2018)
    Mounia Nassangar, Tiphanie Au, Alexandre Moreau, Naab, Strauss Serpent, Vince Galliot Cumant, Sofia Boutella, Sarah Belala, Mamadou Bathily, Kiddy Smile, Romain Guillermic, Alou Sidibé, Adrien Sissoko, Souheila Yacoub, Taylor Kastle, Thea Carla Schott, Sharleen Temple, Lea Vlamos, Alaia Alsafir, Kendall Mugler, Lakdhar Dridi, Ashley Biscette, Claude-Emmanuelle Gajan-Maull, and Giselle Palmer in Climax (2018)
    Kiddy Smile in Climax (2018)
    Climax (2018)
    Sofia Boutella in Climax (2018)
    Souheila Yacoub in Climax (2018)
    Souheila Yacoub in Climax (2018)

    Top cast

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    Sofia Boutella
    Sofia Boutella
    • Selva
    Romain Guillermic
    • David
    Souheila Yacoub
    • Lou
    Kiddy Smile
    Kiddy Smile
    • Daddy
    Claude-Emmanuelle Gajan-Maull
    • Emmanuelle
    • (as Claude Gajan Maull)
    Giselle Palmer
    • Gazelle
    Taylor Kastle
    • Taylor
    Thea Carla Schott
    • Psyche
    Sharleen Temple
    • Ivana
    Lea Vlamos
    • Lea
    Alaia Alsafir
    • Alaia
    Kendall Mugler
    • Rocket
    Lakdhar Dridi
    • Riley
    Adrien Sissoko
    • Omar
    Mamadou Bathily
    • Bats
    Alou Sidibé
    • Alou
    Ashley Biscette
    • Ashley
    Mounia Nassangar
    • Mounia
    • Director
      • Gaspar Noé
    • Writer
      • Gaspar Noé
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      It took between 15 and 16 takes to shoot the first ten-minute opening scene which is all one continuous shot.
    • Goofs
      While the movie is supposed to be set in 1996, which is confirmed by the clothes, the music and the lack of smartphones, the French spoken in the film is very much 2010s, with many anglicisms or other recent verbal tics heard throughout the movie. This is due to the improvised dialogue from the cast working off of a five-page script.
    • Quotes

      Selva: Oh, you're so good! Thank you, thank...

      Psyche: You liked it?

      Selva: I'm so happy. I couldn't be happier.

    • Crazy credits
      The title of the film is the last thing to appear on screen.
    • Connections
      Featured in Half in the Bag: 2019 Movie Catch-Up! (part 1 of 2) (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Trois Gymnopedies (First Movement)
      Composed by Erik Satie

      Performed by Gary Numan

      (c) Published by Numan Music USA LLC

      Administered by Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd

      Courtesy of Beggars Banquet Records Limited

      By arrangement with Beggars Group Media and Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd

    User reviews495

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    Top review
    5/10
    Cheap thrills
    Had many expectations before watching this "art" movie... However, I was left dumbstruck with the "salad" of shocker put all together in such a mainstream movie going for an arthouse movie. Tackles and puts in your face too many taboos and (still?) controversial issues such as homosexuality, abortion, rape, incest, drugs and so on. Lacks an intriguing story in my opinion. Visual mambo-jumbo and musical hysteria! Watch it if you don't have anything else better to do... Such a pity the soundtrack is so cool and rich in 70s and 80s electro and disco hits and wasted on such a flick!
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    • dascalu_mihai
    • Nov 16, 2018

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 19, 2018 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Belgium
    • Official sites
      • A24 (United States)
      • Artémis Productions (Belgium)
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Buổi Tiệc Kinh Hoàng
    • Filming locations
      • France
    • Production companies
      • Rectangle Productions
      • Wild Bunch
      • Les Cinémas de la Zone
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €2,600,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $817,339
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $119,423
      • Mar 3, 2019
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,036,044
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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