Audition
2000 · 115 min · Horror / Drama · TMDB 7.1
The short version:A widower holds a fake audition to find a wife. Two-thirds quiet drama, then one of the most notorious torture scenes in cinema. Needles.
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Synopsis
Seven years after the death of his wife, widower Shigeharu seeks advice on how to find a new wife from a colleague. Taking advantage of their position as a film company, they stage an audition. Interviewing a series of women, Shigeharu is enchanted by the quiet Asami. But soon things take a twisted turn as Asami isn’t what she seems to be.
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Violence & gore
- Graphic goreHeavyeditorial
Details (may spoil)
- A foot is removed with wire.
- TortureHeavyeditorial
Children & pregnancy
- Child abuseModerateeditorial
Details (may spoil)
- Backstory of sexual and physical abuse is shown in flashback.
Sexual content & violence
- Sexual assaultModerateeditorial
Animals
- Animal harmed or killedBriefeditorial
Details (may spoil)
- A dog is killed off screen.
Body & medical
- Medical & surgicalHeavyeditorial
Details (may spoil)
- Acupuncture needles, slowly, into eyes and skin.
- Vomiting & gross-outModerateeditorial
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- A captive is fed vomit from a dog bowl.
- Self-harmBriefeditorial
Phobias & sensory
- Claustrophobia & confinementModerateeditorial