Megalomaniac

2022 [FRENCH]

Action / Horror

11
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 83% · 24 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 73%
IMDb Rating 5.5/10 10 1436 1.4K

imprisonment based on true story mobbing serial killer working woman female serial killer

Plot summary

Felix and Martha, the two offspring of legendary serial murderer The Skinner of Mons, grapple with the grotesque legacy bequeathed to them. While Martha works a menial janitorial job, Felix continues his father's reign of terror. But following a brutal attack at work, Martha quickly descends into madness, finding she must come to terms with the infamous blood that flows through her veins.

Director

Karim Ouelhaj Photo
Karim Ouelhaj

Top cast

Olivier Picard Photo
Olivier Picard as Iblis
Hélène Moor Photo
Hélène Moor as Julie
Raphaële Bruneau Photo
Raphaële Bruneau as Madame Connecci
Eline Schumacher Photo
Eline Schumacher as Martha
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968.35 MB
1280*544
French 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 45 min
Seeds 4
1.94 GB
1920*816
French 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  ru  
23.976 fps
1 hr 45 min
Seeds 9
929.05 MB
1280*544
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  ru  
25 fps
1 hr 41 min
Seeds 1
1.68 GB
1920*816
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  ru  
25 fps
1 hr 41 min
Seeds 6

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by PedroPires90 4 / 10

Not enough

It's not terrible, but a film about serial killers shouldn't be this boring for such a long period of time. It's also uncomfortable and keeps that line for the entire duration of the film which turns out to be repetitive and very single-note. I also need to mention the stupidity of some characters (I wouldn't see someone chained and stay in that place for even 5 seconds; I can't understand the mind of rapists but it's difficult to think they would accept that invitation too...).I like some technical aspects of it. I like how artsy some shots and directional choices look. Great score too and good acting. It's just not enough in terms of storytelling, engagement, or what it is trying to say (besides trauma and influence).
Reviewed by Schneekardinal 4 / 10

Starts and ends strong, wastes ~90 minutes inbetween.

Beautiful surreal imagery, gruesome violence and dark atmosphere dominate the first and last ~5 minutes of the film.I will not go into detail as to what happens inbetween but it would make your skin crawl in a different movie. Here, it is neither staged in gruesome detail nor cleverly implied, nor is the protagonist's emotional reaction to her mistreatment of particular interest to the film maker. The normalcy of it all and her overall numbness could in themselves be horrifying, but a thin plot about human pets, off-screen mass-murder and familial conflict keeps us from really getting to know Martha.For the most part this was a disappointment and yet my interest in the work of Karim Ouelhaj is piqued. Those few minutes of genius bookending the film speak to a strong personal sense of style, the mark of a horror auteur.On an overwhelmingly positive note: the noisy industrial soundtrack, especially the piece that plays during the end credits, is excellent. I do hope Karim embraces his more poetic tendencies and collaborates with Gary Moonboots on another film.
Reviewed by pibl-87824 7 / 10

Abyss of the Human Sick Soul!!!

It's a typical sick Brutal Horror Movie from France. We remember cult classics like "Inside", "Frontiers", Martyrs and "High Tension" and you can confidently put this film behind them. There are some Brutal and disturbing scenes. The Movie has a Dark Atmosphere from Start to Finish. The Actors aren't the Best, but they're trying Hard - Eline Schumacher does a very good job as a tormented victim and as a sick Psychopath.

This film shows a closer perspective between serial killers and his poor victims.

Be warned, the film is partly contemptuous of people. It's only for die-Hard fans of the Brutale Serial killer theme

Is not suitable for every viewer.!!!

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