Torment

Torment

6.8IMDb Score
Released:1994-02-16
Genre:Drama, Thriller
Duration:102 min
Country:France
Director:Claude Chabrol
Actors:Emmanuelle Béart, François Cluzet, Nathalie Cardone, André Wilms, Marc Lavoine
Production:MK2 Films, CED Productions, France 3 Cinéma, Cinémanuel

Overview:

Working extremely hard to keep his hotel afloat, Paul begins hearing voices in his head. Convinced that his wife has been unfaithful, he begins to see every male guest as a potential threat. What follows is Paul's downward spiral into the madness of deranged jealousy where he finally discovers that hell is not a state of mind – hell is himself.

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