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I Stand Alone

I Stand Alone

Drama · Thriller · 1999

After completing jail time for beating up a man who tried to seduce his mentally-handicapped teenage daughter, the Butcher wants to start life anew. He institutionalizes his daughter and moves to the Lille suburbs with his mistress, who promises him a new butcher shop. Learning that she lied, the Butcher returns to Paris to find his daughter.

Movie details

I Stand Alone

“In the bowels of France.”

1999 Drama · Thriller 1h 29m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

7.4 / 10

Community rating

After completing jail time for beating up a man who tried to seduce his mentally-handicapped teenage daughter, the Butcher wants to start life anew. He institutionalizes his daughter and moves to the Lille suburbs with his mistress, who promises him a new butcher shop. Learning that she lied, the Butcher returns to Paris to find his daughter.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over I Stand Alone?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Gaspar Noé

Written by

Gaspar Noé

Philippe Nahon

Philippe Nahon

The Butcher

Blandine Lenoir

Blandine Lenoir

Daughter

Frankie Pain

Frankie Pain

Mistress

Martine Audrain

Martine Audrain

Belle-Mere

Z

Zaven

Man with Morals

Jean-François Rauger

Jean-François Rauger

Real Estate Agent

Guillaume Nicloux

Guillaume Nicloux

Supermarket Manager

Court is in session

Put I Stand Alone on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.