Plot
Two seemingly well-educated young men, who call each other Paul and Peter among other names, approach a family on vacation. They are, apparently, friends of the neighbors, and, at the beginning, their true intentions are not known, but soon, the family is imprisoned and tortured in its own house violently, which the viewers are forced mostly to imagine and to share a certain complicity with the criminals. It might be some kind of game with the lives of husband, wife, son, and dog, but why are they doing it?
Written by
Michael Haneke
Directed by
Michael Haneke
Crew
Production Countries
Austria
Production Companies
ORF, Filmfonds Wien, wega film vienna
Languages
Deutsch
Awards
5 wins & 9 nominations total
Scores
# of Votes
89,303
Average Rating
7.5 out of 10
Metascore
69
Popularity
NA