I Stand Alone

About I Stand Alone

After completing jail time for beating up a man who tried to seduce his mentally-handicapped teenage daughter, the Butcher wants to start life anew. He institutionalizes his daughter and moves to the Lille suburbs with his mistress, who promises him a new butcher shop.

I Stand Alone (1999) is a thriller film directed by Gaspar Noé. At 89 minutes long, it arrived in February 1999.

The film is filed under daughter, gun, killing, and working class.

Philippe Nahon appears as The Butcher, Blandine Lenoir as Daughter, Frankie Pain as Mistress, and Martine Audrain as Belle-Mere. The screenplay is by Gaspar Noé.

Bullet Ballet, Irreversible, and Martyrs make useful companions to I Stand Alone, all filed under nihilism and revenge. TMDB voters put it at 7.4 out of 10 across 612 votes and it carries a NR rating.