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Man Bites Dog

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  • Status: Released
  • 20-08-1992
  • Runtime: 96 min
  • Score: 7.217
  • Vote count: 952

The activities of rampaging, indiscriminate serial killer Ben are recorded by a willingly complicit documentary team, who eventually become his accomplices and active participants. Ben provides casual commentary on the nature of his work and arbitrary musings on topics of interest to him, such as music or the conditions of low-income housing, and even goes so far as to introduce the documentary crew to his family. But their reckless indulgences soon get the better of them.

Benoît Poelvoorde

Ben

Rémy Belvaux

Rémy

André Bonzel

André

Jacqueline Poelvoorde-Pappaert

Ben's Mother

Valérie Parent

Valerie

Édith Le Merdy

Nurse

Jenny Drye

Jenny

Malou Madou

Malou

Willy Vandenbroeck

Boby

Nelly Pappaert

Ben's Grandmother

Hector Pappaert

Ben's Grandfather

Rachel Deman

Mamie Tromblon

André Laime

Bed-ridden Old Man

Sylviane Godé

Rape Victim

Zoltan Tobolik

Rape Victim's Husband

Alexandra Fandango

Kalifa

Olivier Cotica

Benichou

Benoît Mariage

Journalist

Filipe Manuel Neto

**A film very experimental and devoid of meaning, but with some notes of quality.** I didn't like this film. It's a low-budget film, directed by Rémy Belvaux, which basically makes a kind of false documentary around the criminal and violent activities of a cruel and bloodthirsty killer, who accepts being filmed while he kills his victims. A film that looks like an academic work by a film student, and not something made for the public. It will certainly be an interesting film for film students and cinema critics, but it is not something I recommend to the general public. The film has frankly positive points, starting with the excellent performance of Benoit Poelvoorde, who plays the main character and is the only character worthy of the name here. Everything else is extras or people who simply have to appear there. The realism is impressive and, at times, shocking, and the cinematography, in black and white, is very good and worked with creativity by the director. The film's biggest problem is the feeling of amateurism and experimentalism that is felt at various moments. It's also one of those extremely violent films where everything happens without there really being a reason, a reason for being. Much of the film is a succession of violent crimes where there is nothing more than purposeless violence. The killer kills because he does, and it seems that the journalists following him are also filming because they have to film something.

Agustttt

One of the most amateur movies I have laid my eyes on. This entire movie is an agonizing display of the directer/writer's alter ego, over acted and over the top with violence. Everything feels pointless, and the ending really exasperates that. Also, as a warning there's an entire gang rape scene.