The Human Centipede (First Sequence)

The Human Centipede (First Sequence)

Their flesh is his fantasy

Rating

3.0 (2)

Release Date

10/31/2009

Runtime

91 mins

Genres

Overview

During a stopover in Germany in the middle of a carefree road trip through Europe, two American girls find themselves alone at night when their car breaks down in the woods. Searching for help at a nearby villa, they are wooed into the clutches of a deranged retired surgeon, who has a very disturbed vision.

Status

Released

Original Language

Lithuanian

Budget

$2,000,000

Revenue

$252,207

Homepage

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How It Feels

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A relentless descent into surgical horror that prioritizes transgressive body modification over narrative coherence, designed primarily to provoke revulsion and challenge viewers' tolerance for graphic cruelty.

Mood

Dread-soakedUnsettlingClaustrophobic

Themes

ObsessionPowerSurvival

Tone

Matter-of-fact

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticHandheld

Structure

Single location

Heads up

Graphic violenceBody horror

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