# Antichrist (2009)

> A grieving couple retreat to an isolated forest cabin, where therapy, sexuality, and fear mutate into a punishing descent through grief and the darker meanings of nature.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/10598

## Facts

- Runtime: 104 min
- Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Director: Lars von Trier
- Cast: Willem Dafoe, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Storm Acheche Sahlstrøm
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0870984/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: dense
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: oppressive, disturbing, melancholic, serious arthouse viewing, late night horror

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