Irreversible (2002)

Events over the course of one traumatic night in Paris unfold in reverse-chronological order as the beautiful Alex is brutally raped and beaten by a stranger in the underpass. Her boyfriend and ex-lover take matters into their own hands and subsequently seek revenge upon the assailant. A simultaneously beautiful and terrible examination of the destructive nature of cause and effect, and how time destroys everything.

Plot Keywords: paris, france, prostitute, rape, trauma, knife, assault, police, love, revenge, cruelty, brutality, drugs, evil, boyfriend, rape and revenge, new french extremism