A homeless man (Jan Bijvoet) knocks on the door of an affluent family and asks to use their shower. The husband (Jeroen Perceval) beats the shit out of him and sends him packing. The wife (Hadewych Minis) feels guilty and lets the bum into their guest house. He slowly begins taking over their entire lives, leading them further and further away from each other.
This is a comedy like Dogtooth is a comedy. It is surreal and feels random yet completely expected at the same time. He doesn't really even do anything (well, okay, he poisons a handful of people), he just lets the simmering resentment and anger of this yuppie couple do all the work (again, aside from the people he murders) for him. Might be supernatural, might just be these people eating themselves. It is bonkers. There's one fast scene of gore and everything else is purely psychological. It is worth watching, especially if you want to question everything you see from the corner of your eye for the next few days.
It's currently streaming on Hulu and Kanopy.
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