Irreversible.

Written and directed by Gaspar Noé and starring Vincent Cassel, Monica Bellucci and Albert Dupontel.

Events over the course of one traumatic night in Paris unfold in reverse-chronological order. The events themselves are incredibly gripping, horrific, nauseating even.

Shocking from the off, the first 20 minutes of this film will leave you breathless and questioning whether you should continue watching. You should, although be warned this is not for the faint hearted.

The rape scene is still debated heavily. Is it needed? Without the scene the film wouldn’t have carried as much weight. And it makes sense of the fury that follows or precedes in this case.

A truly remarkable and brave piece of cinematography, especially considering there was no script, and most of the dialogue was improvised.

It’s even further enhanced by Thomas Bangalter’s soundtrack. (Thomas happens to be one half of Daft Punk.)