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- Director: Lars von TrierVariety: Dafoe, Gainsbourg... (August 12, 2008)
- Producer: Meta Louise FoldagerVariety: Dafoe, Gainsbourg... (August 12, 2008)
- Screenwriters: Lars von Trier and Anders Thomas JensenVariety: Dafoe, Gainsbourg... (August 12, 2008)
- Starring: Willem Dafoe and Charlotte GainsbourgVariety: Dafoe, Gainsbourg... (August 12, 2008)
- Filming location: GermanyVariety: Dafoe, Gainsbourg... (August 12, 2008)
- Budget: $11 millionVariety: Dafoe, Gainsbourg...(August 12, 2008)
- Dedicated the film to Soviet director Andrei Tarkovsky at CannesReuters: Lars von Trier film "Antichrist" shocks Cannes (May 17, 2009)
- Music contribution made by Handel
- Defoe plays a therapist
- Gainsbourg plays a grieving mother married to Defoe
- von Trier won the Palme d'Or for Dancer in the Dark in 2000
- Cinematography by: Anthony Dod Mantle
- Anthony Dod Mantle Oscar winner for Slumdog Millionaire
- Film sparked controversy due to a genital mutilation sceneNew York Magazine: Cannes: Lars von Trier Vigorously Defends... (May 18, 2009)
- von Trier stated that the film served as therapy for his depressionReuters: Lars von Trier film "Antichrist" shocks Cannes (May 17, 2009)
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The controversial horror film Antichrist is written and directed by Lars von Trier. Production on the film began in August 2008, in Germany and was submitted to the 2009 Cannes film festival. Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg star in the film.Variety: Dafoe, Gainsbourg... (August 12, 2008)
At the Cannes film festival, Antichrist opened to mixed reactions from the audience. The film displays many graphic situations such as, sexual-mutilation, heavy drug use and other types of physical abuse. Von Trier has stated that the making of the film served as a cathartic experience in dealing with his own depression.Reuters: Lars von Trier film "Antichrist" shocks Cannes (May 17, 2009)
Antichrist Movie Overview
Following the death of their child, the grief-stricken couple (Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg) retreat to an isolated area to work through their pain.
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