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I Stand Alone

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I Stand Alone (1998)

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Reviews Counted: 18

Fresh: 15

Rotten:3

Average Rating: 7.6/10

Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Synopsis: The story of a brutal, unemployed butcher at the end of his rope, I STAND ALONE is a violent and dark film exploring the darkness of the human soul. The nameless butcher, just out of prison, looks... The story of a brutal, unemployed butcher at the end of his rope, I STAND ALONE is a violent and dark film exploring the darkness of the human soul. The nameless butcher, just out of prison, looks for a new job. With each rejection he becomes more and more certain that the world is out to get him, leading to stunning acts of violence as the protagonist goes on a hate-filled rampage. Containing graphic sex and violence, I STAND ALONE is a disturbing but powerful look at one man's tormented soul. [More]

Starring: Philippe Nahon, Blandine Lenoir, Frankye Pain, Martine Audrain

Starring: Philippe Nahon, Blandine Lenoir, Frankye Pain, Martine Audrain

Director: Gaspar Noe

Director: Gaspar Noe
Screenwriter: Gaspar Noe
Producer: Gaspar Noe, Lucile Hadzihalilovic

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06/07/05
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Vomit.

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08/10/03
Christopher Null
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...I Stand Alone will not easily be forgotten - and in this day and age, that's an incredibly rare thing.

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12/08/02
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Certainly, there are aesthetic pleasures in I Stand Alone, but they don't redeem the depraved heart that beats at the center of the film.

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Tony Rayns
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Surprisingly sensitive as well as genuinely shocking.

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Dennis Schwartz
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More of a young turk provocation than a measured and mature intercession on rage and despair, but it certainly achieves the unsettling effect Noe intended.

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