(2024, Belgium, France, 155')
A deep dive into the traumas of Belgium’s recent history, starting with the horrifying case of the “Monster of Marcinelle” that shocked the country in the 1990s. Paul Chartier, a young recruit at a small police station, becomes involved in Operation Maldoror, a highly secretive mission to capture the suspected serial killer after the disappearance of two girls. However, the dysfunctions of a poorly coordinated and structured police system lead to the operation’s failure. Frustrated and disillusioned, Chartier decides to embark on a solitary manhunt that plunges him into obsession.
Cult director of horror and thriller genres, Fabrice Du Welz is known for his distinctive and stylistically bold approach to genre cinema. Among his most significant works are his debut feature Calvaire, a psychological horror presented at Cannes in 2005, followed by Vinyan (2008), a dramatic thriller that took him to Venice 65, The Lonely Hearts Killers (2014), inspired by the true story of serial killer couple Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck, the multi-award-winning Adoration (2019), and Inexorable, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 2021.
Fabrice Du Welz's new film on the horrific case of the Marcinelle monster
