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Borgman

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A vagrant turns the lives of arrogant upper-class people to a psychological nightmare.
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Borgman's unpredictability may confound as many viewers as it enthralls, but either way, it's a refreshingly original experiment in off-kilter terror.

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Mark Feeney Boston Globe 07/17/2014
1/4
What Marina sees in Borgman is one of the countless implausibilities that make the film more annoying than disturbing. Go to Full Review Liam Lacey Globe and Mail 07/11/2014
2.5/4
The black humour and perversity can occasionally startle, but the film takes far too much sadistic delight in punishing these entitled dopes. Go to Full Review Peter Howell Toronto Star 07/03/2014
3/4
A creepily comical story about an insistent vagrant turned insidious home occupier. Go to Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com 08/30/2019
3.5/5
A strikingly composed parable of surprising humor and crafty wit. Go to Full Review Hanna B Film Threat 08/06/2019
[It] can easily captivate the right viewers and have others in complete disdain over its restrained attitude. In addition, it exhibits the sort of twisted humor about people mechanically performing disturbing abhorrent acts... Go to Full Review Paul Freitag-Fey Daily Grindhouse 08/05/2019
A film for a pretty specific taste and an openness to being perplexed. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Diana S 11/21/2023 Eerie and disturbing. It starts off one way and goes a completely other, and it feels like a train bound for a crash but you can't get off. See more Craig M 10/29/2023 There is no better film exploration of bourgeois self-hatred, and how it opens the door to evil of every kind. See more Tyler B 08/04/2023 It's the kind of film that keeps you guessing even after you've finished it. See more Tony F @phd_angel 03/28/2023 Aimless story, a bit interesting at times but mostly boring. See more Jay P 10/26/2022 Nonsense. It could have been better if I would have written it. See more 10/18/2021 The language barrier made it difficult to get into but the premise it laid out was easy enough to follow and understand for awhile. Then it started twisting and turning a bit and it became less easy to follow with having to read the subtitles. Still, the build-up to the conclusion is decent and...the conclusion itself justifies the means. Very diabolical but it lacks an overall sense of reason, thought I think it's meant to be a about a cult and it's origins but that's not entirely clear nor is it clear what kind of cult they are. See more Read all reviews
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Alex van Warmerdam

Director

Jan Bijvoet

Camiel Borgman

Hadewych Minis

Marina

Jeroen Perceval

Richard

Alex van Warmerdam

Ludwig

Tom Dewispelaere

Pascal

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Movie Info

Synopsis A vagrant turns the lives of arrogant upper-class people to a psychological nightmare.
Director
Alex van Warmerdam
Producer
Mogens Glad, Eurydice Gysel, Koen Mortier, Tine Mosegaard, Marc van Warmerdam
Screenwriter
Alex van Warmerdam
Distributor
Drafthouse Films
Production Co
Graniet Film BV, Epidemic Films, Mollywood, Angel Films, NTR
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language
Dutch
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 6, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$56.5K
Runtime
1h 53m
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