Men

A chilling, visually stunning thriller from Oscar-nominated writer and director Alex Garland, who previously placed defiant female characters in dystopian settings in “Ex Machina” and “Annihilation.” After a tragedy, the young widow Harper (Jessie Buckley) retreats to a country house in a picturesque English village. Here, she hopes to find a place of peace and healing following her husband’s death. But even on her first walk through the surrounding woods, Harper senses that she is being followed. What begins as a vague sense of dread turns into a nightmarish struggle for survival when a group of villagers begins hunting the young woman. Especially since the men all appear to be reincarnations of the sinister country house steward (Rory Kinnear)... “A densely woven horror film that transforms the discourse on systemic misogyny into terrifyingly grotesque imagery. In addition to sophisticated references to film history, the film captivates with its multifaceted allusions to striking forms of masculinity, in which pain is passed on as intensified violence.” (Lexikon des Internationalen Films)