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Chaos

2001 · 1h 49m · N/A Drama
Directed by Coline Serreau

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Overview

A bourgeois couple, modern yet conventional. One night by accident, a young prostitute barges into their lives. Hounded down, beaten up, threatened, she will continue to struggle, with the help of a well off lady, first for her survival-her resurrection-then for her dignity and freedom. Stormy encounters for everyone involved.

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All reviews
85%
Tomatometer
Fresh

There's a core of anger running throughout Chaos, particularly in the steely performances by its two female leads, that gives this satisfying feminist revenge drama/satire its soul.

Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Fresh

Writer-director Coline Serreau moves from stark drama to laughter with a tightrope walker's unerring balance.

Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fresh

Despite some odd pacing and a longish, off-putting flashback, Chaos succeeds more than it fails.

Bill Muller, Arizona Republic
Fresh

The picture holds us, not only through our wonderment at the mixture but through Serreau's dexterity and her casting.

Stanley Kauffmann, The New Republic
Fresh

One heck of a tale of deliciously unladylike payback.

Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post

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