Arthouse fans already know the name Pablo Larrain is one to pay attention to, thanks to “Post Mortem,” “Tony Manero,” and “No.” But even his most ardent devotees might not be prepared for “The Club,” which the Playlist’s Jessica Kiang called in no uncertain terms his finest film to date, one that’s “a gripping thriller, an incendiary social critique and a mordant moral fable” all rolled into one.
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Starring Alfredo Castro, Antonia Zegers, Jaime Vadell, Alejandro Goic and Francisco Reyes and shot beautifully in Cinemascope, the story centers on five men and one woman who live together in a rundown house, and the secrets they keep cloistered. Here’s the synopsis:
Winning the Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival earlier this year, “The Club” has been picked up by Music Box Films for U.S. release, but no date has been set. Check out the first international trailer below.
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