Vincent Le Port's "Bruno Reidal, Confession of a Murderer," for almost every minute of its running time, begs the question of what purpose was served in making the film.

[The film] is most interested in positioning its title character as an emblem of humanity's greatest struggle, the most extreme illustration of the tension between will and hedonism.

Upsetting and disturbing, Bruno Reidal is challenging arthouse horror, and suggests Vincent Le Port as a budding provocateur.

Vincent Le Port's riveting debut feature takes a true crime case from early twentieth century France and transforms it into a chilling, utterly compelling journey through the mind of a murderer.