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Enter the Void

  • 20092009
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 41m
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7.2/10
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Enter the Void (2009)
A drug-dealing teen is killed in Japan, after which he reappears as a ghost to watch over his sister.
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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.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
82K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,846
12
    • Gaspar Noé
    • Gaspar Noé
    • Lucile Hadzihalilovic(with the help of)
  • Stars
    • Nathaniel Brown
    • Paz de la Huerta
    • Cyril Roy
    • Gaspar Noé
    • Gaspar Noé
    • Lucile Hadzihalilovic(with the help of)
  • Stars
    • Nathaniel Brown
    • Paz de la Huerta
    • Cyril Roy
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    • 308User reviews
    • 226Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
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    Paz de la Huerta and Nathaniel Brown in Enter the Void (2009)
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    Paz de la Huerta in Enter the Void (2009)
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    Nathaniel Brown
    Nathaniel Brown
    • Oscar
    Paz de la Huerta
    Paz de la Huerta
    • Linda
    Cyril Roy
    Cyril Roy
    • Alex
    Olly Alexander
    Olly Alexander
    • Victor
    Masato Tanno
    • Mario
    Ed Spear
    • Bruno
    Emily Alyn Lind
    Emily Alyn Lind
    • Little Linda
    Jesse Kuhn
    • Little Oscar
    Nobu Imai
    • Tito
    Sakiko Fukuhara
    • Saki
    Janice Béliveau-Sicotte
    • Mother
    • (as Janice Sicotte-Béliveau)
    Sara Stockbridge
    Sara Stockbridge
    • Suzy
    • (as Sarah Stockbridge)
    Stuart Miller
    • Victor's Father
    Emi Takeuchi
    • Carol
    • (as Yemi)
    Rumiko Kimishima
    • Rumi
    Akira Kuzuki
    • Techno Club Girl
    Sayuki Nakamura
    • Techno Club Girl
    Kaori Nakamura
    • Techno Club Girl
      • Gaspar Noé
      • Gaspar Noé
      • Lucile Hadzihalilovic(with the help of)
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    • Trivia
      Most 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.
    • Goofs
      During 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 credits
      At 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 versions
      In some countries, the theatrical release was shortened by omitting reel 7 of 9. This removed 17 minutes of material.
    • Connections
      Featured in Durch die Nacht mit...: Harmony Korine und Gaspar Noé (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Salve Regina
      Performed by Jez Poole and Martyn Warren

      © ZFC Music

      Courtesy of Universal Publishing Production Music

    User reviews308

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    8/10
    The intellectual's 'Inception' - a 'Now I've seen it all' death trip back to life
    So what could I add to what has been stated in the other reviews? Yes, 'Enter the Void' is definitely a trippy mindbuster, and as such anyone who requires story or frames to enjoy a film should give it a miss. Yes, the visuals are eye-popping and the ubiquitous stroboscope effects may cause severe nausea - I watched it on BR and couldn't help but thinking what an advantage home entertainment can be over cinema exposure. This is a film which may be best enjoyed alone, somewhat stoned or drunk, and very late at night. And the pause button is definitely a life-saver.

    I can sympathize with those who felt tormented by the epic runtime and disparity between the first and second half of the film: the former is sort of a 'last film' of the protagonist Victor retelling his life, and therefore makes sense plot-wise, the latter is a meandering flow representing his attachment to his sister. It is a bit unfair to discard the film for this reason, though, because the dialogue between Victor and his best friend Alex in the beginning hints at what the nature and culmination of this attachment will be. The interspersed aerial shots of an increasingly CG-rendered Tokyo may actually put this transition into question - this could all very well be part of Victor's 'death trip'.

    What I really liked about 'Enter the Void' is the setting, for I have lived in Tokyo myself for three years. The area where the story takes place (judging from where the CG puts the Tokyo Tower) should be Roppongi, which is an expat and night club haven; while the CG makes the place appear a bit gaudy, it is indeed populated by a disproportionate number of drop-outs and sleazy bees, and I've always wondered why there's no film about Roppongi yet - contemporary Tokyo is mostly condensed to the Yakuza backdrop of Kabukichô or the juvenile epicenter of Shibuya. So on that note, I appreciate a film about the expat world, as weird and dysfunctional as it may be.

    'Enter the Void' pushes the gates of what film can visually do visually wide open, and therefore shouldn't be dismissed by any cinephile. But your viewing conditions will be crucial to whether you will love this film or hate it.
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    • Release date
      • May 5, 2010 (France)
      • France
      • Germany
      • Italy
      • Canada
      • Japan
      • IFC Films (United States)
      • Official site (France)
      • English
      • Japanese
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      • Montréal, Québec, Canada
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      • Wild Bunch
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