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      Nothing Bad Can Happen

      Released Jun 27, 2014 1h 50m Drama Mystery & Thriller List
      71% 28 Reviews Tomatometer 65% 250+ Ratings Audience Score A pious teen (Julius Feldmeier) endures torture at the hands of a sadistic couple (Sascha Alexander Gersak, Annika Kuhl) because he thinks God is testing him. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Oct 18 Buy Now

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      Nothing Bad Can Happen uses its protagonist's punishing ordeal to pose questions about faith that are well worth considering, even if the film can't quite answer them.

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      Ben Sachs Chicago Reader Gebbe elicits strong performances from her actors and succeeds in inspiring a certain sick fascination with the material, yet the film's oppressive unpleasantness yields no new insights into psychology or religious faith. Jul 7, 2014 Full Review Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times Pitting good against evil with striking intelligence and a near-operatic commitment to extreme suffering, Ms. Gebbe neither mocks nor celebrates Tore's love for his God. Jul 3, 2014 Full Review Scott Tobias The Dissolve Writer-director Katrin Gebbe rubs viewers' faces in this dog dish of a film, with the promise that some sliver of transcendence will redeem it. But it's all dog dish. Rated: 2.5/5 Jul 1, 2014 Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Gebbe's film never loses its choke-hold and will have you squirming uncomfortably until its final frames. Aug 30, 2019 Full Review C.J. Prince Way Too Indie Nothing Bad Can Happen is a film with a simplistic, overdone message surrounded by nihilistic garbage. Rated: 3.9/10 Jun 18, 2019 Full Review Deirdre Crimmins Film Thrills This film is beautiful, haunting, and downright disturbing. Aug 21, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Hugo s I enjoyed it, Interesting look into how one subjects themselves to cruelty initially by faith but eventually by attachments and lack of escape in life. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/15/22 Full Review Audience Member interestingggg. i did not know what this was until it got there; I have troubles believing people like that really exist but I think it said it was based on true events, so obviously they do. just heartbreaking. overall this movie just made me mad. mad that people think that type of behavior is okay. mad that the kid didn't stand up for himself & leave when he had the chance - get authorities involved or something. good grief. I'm not sure that i'd say this is a good movie & I definitely wouldn't recommend it, but I DO think it did what it set out to do. makes quite a statement around religion & the very 2 extremes on both ends of the spectrum. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member This was for sure one of the hardest movies to watch, thanks to a very thought provocative script, and excellent performances. Not only does it shows you how evil people can get to be, but also in contrast how faith cannot be destroyed. In a way, even though the movie might show some of the cruelest and most terrible things, it gives in a very raw and heartbreaking way, glimpses of hope and faith in God. ~August 15, 2015~ Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Katrin Gebbe's "Tore Dances" was re-ttitled "Nothing Bad Can Happen" for US/Canada/UK release. That is too bad, because the original tile is more aligned to what this difficult film aims to achieve. Many have referred to this film as a sort of "vengeance" movie. I disagree. This goes far deeper than that. It is a provocative examination of dysfunction within the realm of "family" "evil" and "faith." Does it go too far? Probably. This movie is not for all tastes or the feint of heart. That being stated, this is a very well-crafted film which presents us with a young man who refuses to relinquish his faith even when it becomes the target of insane humiliation, rage and torture. More to the point, this visceral cinematic experience pushes an already ethically and morally corrupt man toward an even deeper level of evil. This vacant and lonely man's hostility is only increased when faced by a person who refuses the satisfaction of "fighting back" or "running away." Tore may be afraid Benno, but his hope in faith will not allow him to walk away. Benno's sociopathic desires only become more inflamed when he is unable to illicit a fight or fear. In the end, an evil man is forced to stare into the eyes of his own guilt and the full-on realization the he has become something far lower than animal. It is to Sascha Alexander Gersak's credit in the role of "Benno" that he manages to convey faint sense of sadness that is so nuanced -- I found myself thinking about it even now. Tore will forever dance in a state of bliss, while Benno will have no choice but to wallow and eventually drown in a vile of filth that is of his own making. Kartin Gebbe never allows her film to commit itself to the ideology of faith. She is also just as committed to presenting extreme human cruelness in an almost casual or documentary manner. Her grim movie "based on true events" refuses any sort of "easy out" for her audience. The struggle between "good" and "evil" seems to be taking place in the mind of the audience as much as what is on the screen. Enter this world at your own risk. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member En medio de los impulsos esenciales del ser humano, esta película trata de indagar en los límites de una sociedad moderna. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review jakob z ( NOTE: Though some have compared this to MARTYRS, have no fear, this not as explicit nor is it torture porn.) It's essentially The Passion of Tore, a naive teenager who suffers frequent seizures, which he believes are moments from God. One such episode captures the eye of Benno while at a christian rock concert, as part of a group called the Jesus Freaks. Benno quickly takes Tore under his wing after the Jesus Freaks move on with their tour. Initially civil, Benno begins to show true evil as he begins to subject Tore to savage abuse, rape at the hands of others, and other savage torture. But Tore, strong in his faith with his God, refuses to fight back and continues to turn his cheek, even though there appears to be no God watching over him. This is naturally a tough film to endure and an even harder one to swallow. It's at once infuriating and fascinating. Fascinating because first-time director Gebbe is a striking talent over the proceedings. It is certainly a technical masterpiece from the ending, camera work, and haunting score. She also never falls over into exploitation, and while the abuse, sexual or otherwise, is hard to view, she doesn't linger or seem to get some kind of sick joy out of it. Nothing Bad Can Happen may be a tad vague in what it is trying to accomplish, but it's certainly worth watching and you'll certainly not forget it. Sweet Tore's face will stick with you. Bad can certainly happen. (Not Rated- contains strong violent content including sexual abuse and torture, disturbing images, and language.) Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis A pious teen (Julius Feldmeier) endures torture at the hands of a sadistic couple (Sascha Alexander Gersak, Annika Kuhl) because he thinks God is testing him.
      Director
      Katrin Gebbe
      Screenwriter
      Katrin Gebbe
      Distributor
      Drafthouse Films
      Production Co
      Das Kleine Fernsehspiel, Junafilm
      Genre
      Drama, Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      German
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jun 27, 2014, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Aug 10, 2016
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $4.7K
      Runtime
      1h 50m
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