Segues between its various pawns before coldly, cruelly sending them to their execution.

Michael Hanekes 1994 feature is an icy-cool study of violence both mediated and horribly real.

The film's Endsville, when we reach it, is almost an anticlimax, thanks to the masterfully orchestrated ensemble acting and the countless dramatic mini-explosions unleashed along the way.

certainly makes for a frustrating experience, but that frustration is central to Haneke’s project because it forces you to confront the horrors of the inexplicable