Funny Games

Release date: 4 April 2008

Distribution: Unanimous Pictures

Director: Michael Haneke

Starring: Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Michael Pitt, Brady Corbet

Having established himself as one of the most important directors working today in Europe, winning Best Film for HIDDEN at the European Film Awards, Micheal Haneke takes on America with an English language remake every bit as shocking as his brilliantly conceived original 1997 FUNNY GAMES. In this exploration of our violent culture, Haneke retells the story through the eyes of the middle-class housewife Anna (Naomi Watts), her husband George (Tim Roth) and their 10 year-old son Georgie (Devon Gearhart), who arrive at their secluded holiday home in the Hamptons for a two-week vacation. Soon after, a young man (Brady Corbet) makes a surprise call, and asks to borrow some eggs on behalf of the family's neighbours. When the man is joined by his charming friend (Michael Pitt). What initially appears to be an innocuous visit by their neighbour's guests, soon turns into a horrifying ordeal for all concerned as the two men embark upon a twisted campaign of torment and raw terror.

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