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The Ape

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A disturbed man (Olle Sarri) tries to make sense of the world.

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Derek Malcolm London Evening Standard 03/16/2010
4/5
It's a devastating portrait of a man on the edge of madness, and not easy to forget. Go to Full Review
Peter Bradshaw Guardian 03/15/2010
4/5
This is a difficult, painful film, and hardly for everyone. It left me in a gibbering foetal ball in a corner of the cinema foyer. But in Jesper Ganslandt, Sweden has a new star director. Go to Full Review
Edward Porter The Times (UK) 03/15/2010
3/5
Jesper Ganslandt's film strikes me as an exercise in morbid intensity for its own sake, but it's certainly well done. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Mar 8
0/4
Devoid of positive attributes, The Ape is a frustrating and thoroughly tedious moviegoing experience that primarily comes off as a cinematic endurance test that’s been designed to weed out all but the most avant-garde of viewers. Go to Full Review
Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall 03/17/2010
4/5
This artful examination of a very dark soul isn't always easy to watch. But the film's bleak chill is mesmerising. Go to Full Review
Allan Hunter Daily Express (UK) 03/16/2010
3/5
Sarri's great performance is what will keep you watching. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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Ian E 08/15/2024 An amazing film, semi improvised, with the protagonist played by Olle Sarri receiving lines & direction through his Bluetooth headset, rather than a script. He delivers a coruscating meditative portrayal of a man on the brink of total implosion and despair. We are left to piece together the plot, whilst the jerky handheld camera follow a man operating eponymously and automatically on ape like instinct. Clutching at straws as his world is collapsing. Considering that the budget must have been tiny - the comparison with a typical Hollywood sanitised fantasy treatment of such events is stark. Not an easy watch nor one you'll forget. I watched this two years ago and have seen many other films since. Very few have stuck in my mind like The Ape which I recently re-watched and found to be no less gripping the second time around. Spectacular work. See more Wolfgang G 12/29/2022 The Ape ist ein schwedisches Drama unter der Regie von Jesper Ganslandt, der auch das Drehbuch dazu schrieb. The Ape ist eine Studie über einen Mann, der anscheinend in seiner Hektik die Kontrolle verliert und skurrilen Ideen folgt… . Olle Sarri ist außergewöhnlich in seiner Rolle. See more 03/19/2022 Boring, pretentious dross. See more keith w 07/09/2021 Fathomless and clueless miasma of confused plot and dialogue. A film that is not a real film 'with a real narrative'; as if it had 'cut and paste' bits from other movies that were randomly stuck together, creating an underwhelming cinematic chimera that leaves the viewer annoyed and disrespected. Ghastly mistake to spend resources on a piece of bad movie making. Not recommended. See more 05/18/2015 Jesper Ganslandt's film is a very grim, intense and horrific study of a man who at first glance appears to be a rage-filled man --- but it goes a great deal further than rage. Olle Sarri is exceptional. An intense, but disturbing experience. See more razvan p 11/27/2013 well build, but too simplistic and negative. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A disturbed man (Olle Sarri) tries to make sense of the world.
Director
Jesper Ganslandt
Producer
Jesper Kurlandsky
Screenwriter
Jesper Ganslandt
Production Co
Fasad
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Swedish
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 23, 2017
Runtime
1h 21m