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The Five Devils

6.6

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Original title

Les cinq diablesaka

AKA

The Five Devils

Year

2022

Running time

103 min.

Country

France

Director

Léa Mysius

Screenwriter

Paul Guilhaume, Léa Mysius

Music

Florencia Di Concilio

Cinematography

Paul Guilhaume

Cast

Adèle Exarchopoulos, Daphne Patakia, Sally Dramé, Swala Emati, Noée Abita, Moustapha Mbengue, Patrick Bouchitey, Hugo Dillon, Charlotte Bon Bornier, Stéphanie Lhorset, Merwan Rim, Jade Kleine, Clara Borne, Anaïs Estival, Alexandra Fernandes, Leïa Giraud, Margot Raynaud, Antonia BuresiSee 8 More

Producer

Trois Brigands Productions, F For Film, Ciné+, Canal+, Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, Wild Bunch International, Le Pacte, F Comme Film, Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, CNC, Cofinova, Cinéventure 6, Angoa, SofiTVCiné 8, Région Ile-de-FranceSee 5 More

Genre

Drama. Thriller. Fantasy | Family Relationships

Synopsis

Vicky lives with her mother Joanne and father Jimmie, a man struggling to find his place. When Vicky's aunt Julia arrives after being released from prison, her presence brings back the past in a violent, magical way.

Rankings Position

#44 Top 100 best rated movies from 2022

Awards: 2022: Cannes Film Festival: Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des réalisateurs)

2022: Sitges Film Festival: Official Selection

2022: César Awards: Nominated for Best Visual Effects

2023: Cesar Awards (France). 1 nomination

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Critics' reviews

"Smell is perhaps the most opaque of the five human senses; the one that’s hardest to put into words. No wonder it's key to the uncanny intrigues of the film"

Beatrice Loayza: The New York Times
"Mysius goes all out here, but her film overshoots its target by a few miles, even if the mise-en-scène is inspired and lead Adèle Exarchopoulos excellent as always."

Jordan Mintzer: The Hollywood Reporter
"From its first beginning, 'Les cinq diables' feels like the inevitable encounter of indestructible drives, which send sparks flying both when they are satisfied and when they are denied"

Elena Lazic: The Playlist
"'Les cinq diables' seek to expose the truth while covering topics that manage to make sincere, magical realist cinema with a message that the things we want will come to us, but only when we’re ready"

Valerie Complex: Deadline
"Compelling, existential exploration of memory (...) The film exudes an exquisite command of atmosphere and aesthetic language (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"

Jake Cole: Slant
"If 'Les cinq diables' more bravely embraced a single perspective, that might have better bound together its depiction of a family splitting apart (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 5)"

Richard Whittaker: Austin Chronicle
"Dramé is a wonder, and Exarchopoulos is excellent as ever, grounding this dreamlike fable in a believable mother-daughter relationship (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"

Michael O'Sullivan: The Washington Post
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