A police inspector haunted by the childhood abduction of his brother becomes obsessed with the disturbing case of a dangerous serial kidnapperA police inspector haunted by the childhood abduction of his brother becomes obsessed with the disturbing case of a dangerous serial kidnapperA police inspector haunted by the childhood abduction of his brother becomes obsessed with the disturbing case of a dangerous serial kidnapper
- Awards
- 3 wins & 7 nominations
Roel Swanenberg
- Hans Vankerkhove
- (as Roel Swaenenberg)
Circé Lethem
- Iris Kryotos
- (as Circe Lethem)
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Did you know
- TriviaBased on the book of the same name by author Mo Hayder. The Treatment is the second volume in the series which follows English detective Jack Caffrey.
- GoofsThe handcuffs that are used are of the type you can loosen yourself when you wear them. There is a small clip on the side, next to where the key goes. The clip is clearly visible multiple times. At one occurrence the clip even clips one bit, when she's digging in the floor boards.
- Quotes
Roland Claeren: [Repeated line] I need it for the treatment... I NEED IT FOR MY TREATMENT
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Horribly dark and incredibly well done
One of the best and most intense movies I have seen in a long time.
Martyrs (2008) comes to mind but this is much less gory and more psychological but probably as many twists and turns. Funny Games (1997) and its excellent remake also come to mind. The story develops gracefully, which is an odd word to use for a movie like this but I think the writing, the acting and the pace developed a flow that kept me along for the ride the entire time. It kept me guessing and thinking and I love movies that can do that for me. It is very disturbing subject matter so be warned. Not everyone will like this or even be able to watch it. It is not "literally" graphic but it is very emotionally graphic. I would like to only recommend this movie to those who enjoy dark films but this is such a well made movie I feel it deserves a larger audience. Just great cinema if you can challenge yourself to get past the subject matter. Strap in and go along for the ride. For me, it was one of those movies that I literally said "WOW" when the credits rolled.
Martyrs (2008) comes to mind but this is much less gory and more psychological but probably as many twists and turns. Funny Games (1997) and its excellent remake also come to mind. The story develops gracefully, which is an odd word to use for a movie like this but I think the writing, the acting and the pace developed a flow that kept me along for the ride the entire time. It kept me guessing and thinking and I love movies that can do that for me. It is very disturbing subject matter so be warned. Not everyone will like this or even be able to watch it. It is not "literally" graphic but it is very emotionally graphic. I would like to only recommend this movie to those who enjoy dark films but this is such a well made movie I feel it deserves a larger audience. Just great cinema if you can challenge yourself to get past the subject matter. Strap in and go along for the ride. For me, it was one of those movies that I literally said "WOW" when the credits rolled.
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- artnude
- Jun 15, 2014
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- Also known as
- De behandeling
- Filming locations
- Gemeentelijk Zwembad Aartselaar(Scenes in swimming pool)
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $1,454,682
- Runtime2 hours 11 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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