Piercing (2018) (original) (raw)

A man kisses his wife and baby goodbye and seemingly heads away on business, with a plan to check into a hotel, call an escort service, and kill an unsuspecting prostitute.

A man kisses his wife and baby goodbye and seemingly heads away on business, with a plan to check into a hotel, call an escort service, and kill an unsuspecting prostitute. (less)

Director: Nicolas Pesce
Writers: Ry� Murakami, Nicolas Pesce
Starring: Christopher Abbott, Mia Wasikowska, Laia Costa, Olivia Bond, Maria Dizzia, Marin Ireland
Producers: Antonio Campos, Josh Mond, Schuyler Weiss, Naima Abed, Max Born, Al Di

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Review by Brian Orndorf, January 31, 2019

5 / 10

A few ago, writer/director Nicolas Pesce made his filmmaking debut with �The Eyes of My Mother,� which display the helmer�s command of style and mood, along with his fascination with prolonged violent encounters. Instead of trying something different for his follow-up, Pesce returns to the land of grime and bloody with �Piercing,� attempting to adapt a 2008 novel by Ryu Murakami. Once again, Pesce doesn�t take it easy on his audience, delivering a picture that savors suffering and observes madness as its leaks out of the characters, often at the worst possible moments. �Piercing� boasts fine t ...read more...

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