Story
Evil turns up from nowhere. Its name: Borgman. An unkempt, bearded forest man, flushed out of his hole by hunters, who escapes and seeks refuge in a suburban family. Once their uninvited guest is ensconced in the garden shed, the family’s peaceful life is at an end. Borgman is a devil looking for trouble. He provokes, schemes and manipulates. From behind the immaculate facade of his hosts, he brings out what has long been suppressed: sexual desires, violence, hatred. And he is not alone. His accomplices are only a text message away. Borgman is a radical, deeply disturbing attack on the bourgeoisie.
Director
Alex Van Warmerdam (*1952) is one of the Netherland's most interesting and prolific directors. His film Borgman ran in competition at the 2013 Cannes festival and was also shown at FILMFEST HAMBURG. Schneider vs. Bax is his ninth film.Trailer
Info
Borgman
Fiction Feature
Dutch
Agenda 13//FF2013
Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark
2013
113 min
OV with English subtitles
Alex van Warmerdam
Alex van Warmerdam
Jan Bijvoet, Hadewych Minis, Jeroen Perceval, Sara Hjort Ditlevsen, Eva van de Wijdeven, Annet Malherbe
Marc van Warmerdam
Tom Erisman
Job ter Burg
Vincent van Warmerdam
Geert Paredis
Fortissimo Films
Graniet Film, Epidemic, Mollywood, DDF/Angel Films, NTR