Even adventurous moviegoers who are familiar with Bruno Dumont's previous features (LIFE OF JESUS, HUMANITE) and consider themselves comfortable with his style — long takes, graphically depicted sex, sudden violence — may be taken aback by the intensity of this shocker. Particularly since not much happens during the first hour and 50 minutes of this two-hour thriller. David (David Wissak) and his French girlfriend, Katia (Katia Golubeva), are headed out to the California desert town of 29 Palms. It's not entirely clear what they plan to do there, but the few cell-phone calls David makes from the driver's seat of his massive, blood-red Hummer suggest that he...
Released:
2004
Rated:
R
Length:
119 mins