C'est arrivé près de chez vous

"It happened in your neighborhood."

Jan 15 1993 NC-17 1h 35m
Comedy, Crime, Drama

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.

Plot

A camera crew follows a serial killer/thief around as he exercises his craft. He expounds on art, music, nature, society, and life as he offs mailmen, pensioners, and random people. Slowly he begins involving the camera crew in his activities, and they begin wondering if what they're doing is such a good idea, particularly when the killer kills a rival and the rival's brother sends a threatening letter.

Written by

Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel, Benoît Poelvoorde

Directed by

Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel, Benoît Poelvoorde

Cast

Benoît Poelvoorde, Jacqueline Poelvoorde-Pappaert, Nelly Pappaert

Crew

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Production Countries

Belgium

Production Companies

Les Artistes Anonymes

Languages

Italiano, Français

Awards

7 wins & 5 nominations total

Trailers
Criterion Trailer 165: Man Bites Dog
Scores
# of Votes
44,796
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
67
Popularity
NA