Directed by:
Gaspar NoéScreenplay:
Gaspar NoéCinematography:
Dominique ColinCast:
Philippe Nahon, Guillaume Nicloux, Olivier Doran, Blandine Lenoir, Nicolas Jouhet, Gérard Ortega, Frankie Pain, Arlette Balkis, Laurent Aknin, Aïssa Djabri (more)Plots(1)
The debut feature from Gaspar Noé, director of the controversial Irréversible, just as potent and confronting, I Stand Alone is set in France in 1980 and tells the story of The Butcher (Philippe Nahon from Irréversible and the horror film, High Tension), a retired horsemeat peddler, locked into a loveless marriage with his nagging, pregnant wife and a hateful mother-in-law. Living in their cramped apartment and taunted by the women every moment of the day, The Butcher is poised on the edge, seething with bitterness and hatred for a world he must endure, ready to explode. And then one day... he does. With I Stand Alone, Noe has unfurled yet another tale of the underbelly of French society. The Butcher is a volatile anti-hero, a loner wandering a dark landscape, locked in a battle with all that exists and on a tirade against humanity. (Accent Film Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Sitges Film Festival
- 1998 - Gaspar Noé (Best Screenplay)