Breathtaking Cannes winner Climax has released its first trailer of the Satanic Step Up film. A24 will be giving the film its North American debut at the Toronto International Film Festival. From the press release:
“The virtuosic filmmaker gives a brilliantly deranged tour through hell’s best dance party.”
Also from the press release, “From director Gaspar Noé (Irreversible; Enter the Void; Love) comes a hypnotic, hallucinatory, and ultimately hair-raising depiction of a party that descends into delirium over the course of one wintry night. In Climax, a troupe of young dancers gathers in a remote and empty school building to rehearse. Following an unforgettable opening performance lit by virtuoso cinematographer Benoît Debie (Spring Breakers; Enter the Void) and shot by Noé himself, the troupe begins an all-night celebration that turns nightmarish as the dancers discover they’ve been pounding cups of sangria laced with potent LSD. Tracking their journey from jubilation to chaos and full-fledged anarchy, Noé observes crushes, rivalries, and violence amid a collective psychedelic meltdown. Starring Sofia Boutella (Atomic Blonde) and a cast of professional dancers, Climax is Noé’s most brazen and visionary statement yet.
I honestly didn’t know what to expect when watching this trailer, simply because the tagline seems so silly. But what it promises it delivers, so pass the sangria because I’m all in.
Be sure to click the link below to see the trailer for Climax for yourself.
