Rotten
Gives a sense of horror movie making learned by rote - at a boy's school where girls have been admitted under sufferance.
Nigel Floyd, Time Out
The ABCs of Death
26 directors, 26 ways to die.
2013 · 2h 9m · Not Rated
Horror
Directed by
Angela Bettis
,
Hélène Cattet
,
Ernesto Díaz Espinoza
,
Jason Eisener
,
Bruno Forzani
,
Adrián García Bogliano
,
Xavier Gens
,
Noboru Iguchi
,
Thomas Cappelen Malling
,
Jorge Michel Grau
Overview
An ambitious anthology film featuring segments directed by over two dozen of the world's leading talents in contemporary genre film. Inspired by children's educational ABC books, the film comprises 26 individual chapters, each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet. The directors were then given free reign in choosing a word to create a story involving death.
Director and cast
- Angela Bettis Director
- Hélène Cattet Director
- Ernesto Díaz Espinoza Director
- Jason Eisener Director
- Bruno Forzani Director
- Adrián García Bogliano Director
- Xavier Gens Director
- Noboru Iguchi Director
- Thomas Cappelen Malling Director
- Jorge Michel Grau Director
- Ingrid Bolsø Berdal as Frau Scheisse (voice)
- Erik Audé as Fighter
- Iván González as Bobo
- Kyra Zagorsky as Lainey
- Peter Pedrero as Hooded Man
- Dallas Malloy Cast
- Lee Hardcastle Cast
- Lucy Clements Cast
- Darenzia Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
40%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Most are exercises in sickening bad taste, with an emphasis on human bodily functions.
V.A. Musetto, New York Post
Fresh
At its best when merging shocks with social commentary, this halting compilation improves significantly as it nears the end of the alphabet.
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
Fresh
An enormously impressive and massively indulgent cornucopia of 26 short films from all over the world.
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com
Fresh
It's a feast for fans of the genre and a guaranteed ordeal for everyone else.
Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times
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