Synopsis
An enigmatic vagrant cons himself into the home life of an arrogant upper-class family, turning their lives into a psychological nightmare in the process.
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Cast
- Jan BijvoetCamiel Borgman
- Hadewych MinisMarina
- Jeroen PercevalRichard
- Alex van WarmerdamLudwig
- Tom DewispelaerePascal
- Sara Hjort DitlevsenStine
- Dirkje van der PijlRebecca
- Annet MalherbeBrenda
- Eva van de WijdevenIlonka
- Pieter-Bas de WaardLeo
Recommendations
- 91
The Playlist
With pitch-perfect performances across the board, and boasting crisp photography and editing, the film never ceases to twist, turn and surprise, taking wicked joy in constantly switching us back on ourselves and our expectations of the characters. - 90
Village Voice
Van Warmerdam keeps such a calm, firm hold on the material that he practically hypnotizes you into following along to the end. The craftsmanship is precise; the result is enigmatic. - 83
IndieWire
With its palatial setting, Borgman shows how money can buy luxury, but it can't salvage the corruption that comes from within. - 80
Film.com
Borgman‘s crafty, trickster-ish screenplay, always two steps ahead of you, keeps you rooting for clues, enough to put your ethics on temporary hold. - 75
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
Borgman is a chilling, cryptic film that commands your attention even as its writer-director devotes much of his attention to keeping you from figuring it out. - 70
Variety
A sly, insidious and intermittently hilarious domestic thriller. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
A quirky study of the unrelenting grip of evil, the film is beautifully made, though stronger in its intriguing setup than its muddy resolution. - 60
The Guardian
There's the frustrating sense of ideas bubbling too low beneath the surface, of mordant jokes serving as an end rather than a means.
