Funny Games

  • Theatrical - Wide 1999-01-26
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Synopsis

In this provocative and brutal thriller from director Michael Haneke, a vacationing family gets an unexpected visit from two deeply disturbed young men. Their idyllic holiday turns nightmarish as they are subjected to unimaginable terrors and struggle to stay alive.

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The new episode of the Best Foreign Horror Movies series looks back at the 1997 Austrian film Funny Games, directed by Michael Haneke

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