“Bruno Reidal, confession of a murderer”: A chilling dive into the head of a killer – 20 Minutes

Attention shock film! Bruno Reidal, confession of a murderer of Vincent Le Port is not to be put before all eyes. The story of a 17-year-old seminarian who beheaded a 12-year-old boy in 1905 leaves the viewer in a state of advanced amazement. Critics’ Week 2021 did very well by selecting this intense film carried by Dimitri Doré, a young actor whose tortured gaze haunts us for a long time. From the first scene, we know who will be killed and how. It remains to understand why. “I wanted to embrace horror in order to reflect on it, without necessarily understanding it. Because there is a dark area which will remain so forever, for us as for him, namely the origin of his murderous impulses” explains the director in the press kit. Inspired by the memoirs of the real Bruno Reidal, this an incredibly harsh story evokes filmmakers like René Allio, Robert Bresson or Michael Haneke to paint the portrait of a teenager struck with unreason. Rarely has a film plunged so deeply into the psyche of a sociopath unable to resist the call of violence. The raw beauty of the Cantal landscapes reinforces the impression of isolation that emerges from this young man whose destiny Vincent Le Port follows with chilling sobriety. Bruno Reidal reveals two artists, a filmmaker and an actor to follow, offering a journey to the dark side of the human being. The virtuosity of Dimitri Doré in the title role means that we can only think of him already for the César 2023.