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Funny Games (2008) (18)
- Consumer Advice: Contains strong sustained threat, humiliation and violence
- Run time: 1 hour 51 mins
- Genre: Thriller / Drama
- Release date: 4th April 2008
- Starring: Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Michael Pitt
- Directed by: Michael Haneke
- Official Website: wip.warnerbros.com/funnygames
- Distributor: Tartan Films
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Plot Synopsis
The vacation begins with Anna, George and their son Georgie on their way to their summer home. The neighbors, Fred and Eva, are already there. They make a date to play golf the next morning. It’s a perfect day.
Anna begins to make dinner, while her husband and son are busy with the newly renovated sailboat. Suddenly, Anna finds herself face to face with a polite young man, the neighbors’ guest Peter, who has come to ask for some eggs because Eva has run out. Anna is about to give Peter the eggs, but hesitates. How did he get onto their property? Peter explains that there’s a hole in the fence – Fred showed it to him.
Things seem strange from the beginning. Soon, violence erupts. The thriller follows the rules of its genre, providing the deliverance that allows the audience to feel comfortable watching the film.