# Climax (2018)

> A French dance troupe's celebratory night becomes a hallucinatory descent into paranoia, violence, and collective psychosis.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/349829

## Facts

- Runtime: 97 min
- Genres: Drama, Horror, Music
- Director: Gaspar Noé
- Cast: Sofia Boutella, Romain Guillermic, Souheila Yacoub, Kiddy Smile, Claude-Emmanuelle Gajan-Maull, Giselle Palmer, Taylor Kastle, Thea Carla Schøtt
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8359848/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: hypnotic, nightmarish, oppressive, late night horror viewing, experimental cinema night

## Synopsis

A night of dance spirals into chaos as madness takes hold.

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