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disturbing and compelling

posted 7 years ago by [deleted]
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at the same time

[–] therefdotcom (964) 7 years ago

totally stunning movie. i have to rewatch it. it would be great to see more books from that series on the silver screen.

[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

I didn't realize it was based on a book

[–] therefdotcom (964) 7 years ago

then you will most likely love to hear, that it is not only based on a book, but that there is a whole series of books with the same protagonist:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mo_Hayder

[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

Thank you - wonder why The Treatment wasn't made in English in the UK - so many good crime dramas made in the UK these days

[–] Apis (1624) 7 years ago

It doesn't pull punches. When you think it can't get any more disturbing, it does... up until the very end.

Throughout the movie, characters are given almost biblical kinds of choices where they have to sacrifice one thing to get something else. Not just the fathers, the main character as well. Like when Plettinckx in his final moments is giving him a choice to find out either more about the current case he's working on, or about the fate of his brother. But especially in the end when he practically seals the fate of his brother because of the choice he made. Thankfully, he doesn't know yet what he did, but one day will find out [spoiler]when someone finds the body in the trailer[/spoiler].

[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

good points - I watched this movie about a week ago and its still on my mind.

[–] Apis (1624) 7 years ago

Not many movies achieve that, this is definitely one of them. Now I wanna see the rest of the movies based on those books. I hope someone makes them.