Vortex
“Life is a short party that will soon be forgotten.”
Lui, a struggling author with a heart condition, and his wife Elle, a retired psychiatrist, find their idyllic life shattered when Elle begins to succumb to the effects of dementia.
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Cast
14 people
Dario Argento
Lui
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Françoise Lebrun
Elle
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Alex Lutz
Stéphane
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Kamel Benchemekh
Grocer
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Corinne Bruand
Claire
No other roles listed
Stéphane Derdérian
Editorial friend
Nathalie Roubaud
Junkie
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Kylian Dheret
Kiki
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Philippe Rouyer
Editorial Friend
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Jean-Pierre Bouyxou
Editorial Friend
Known for
Female Vampire
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Laurent Aknin
Editorial Friend
Stephane Derderian
Editorial Friend
Known for
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Gaspar Noé Director · Benoît Debie Cinematographer Denis Bedlow Editor
Worldwide gross $341K · United States release April 29, 2022 · Produced in Belgium, France
Box office
Worldwide gross
$340,619
Production
Rectangle Productions
Production
Les Cinémas de la Zone
Production
KNM
Production
Artémis Productions
Production
Srab Films
Production
Les Films Velvet
Production
Kallouche Cinéma
Production
Shelter Prod
Production
Wild Bunch
Production
Belgium · France
Produced in
Au Bord du Monde
Working title
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · July 16, 2021
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · October 16, 2021
Theatrical
United States · April 29, 2022
Limited theatrical
United States · June 28, 2022
Digital
United States
September 30, 2021 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
October 8, 2021 · Premiere · Beyond Fest
October 26, 2021 · Premiere · Philadelphia International Film Festival
May 6, 2022 · Theatrical
Argentina
November 19, 2021 · Premiere · Mar del Plata Film Festival
Australia
October 23, 2021 · Premiere · Brisbane Film Festival
Austria
October 25, 2021 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
Belgium
October 21, 2021 · Premiere · Film Fest Gent
Canada
October 11, 2021 · Premiere · Festival du nouveau cinéma de Montréal
May 13, 2022 · Theatrical
Czechia
August 21, 2021 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
April 1, 2022 · Theatrical
Finland
April 21, 2023 · Theatrical
France
October 16, 2021 · Premiere · Lumière Film Festival
September 15, 2022 · Digital · VOD
September 21, 2022 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
February 3, 2023 · Digital · MyCanal
Germany
October 8, 2021 · Premiere · Hamburg Film Festival
April 28, 2022 · Theatrical
Greece
November 9, 2021 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
November 3, 2022 · Theatrical
Israel
August 29, 2021 · Premiere · Jerusalem Film Festival
Italy
April 14, 2022 · Theatrical
Japan
December 8, 2023 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 31, 2022 · Theatrical
Norway
March 9, 2022 · Premiere · Kosmorama Trondheim International Film Festival
Poland
August 13, 2021 · Premiere · New Horizons International Film Festival
September 23, 2022 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 27, 2022 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 8, 2021 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
Spain
September 20, 2021 · Premiere · Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival
July 29, 2022 · Theatrical
Switzerland
August 8, 2021 · Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
Taiwan
November 14, 2021 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
Türkiye
April 17, 2022 · Premiere · Istanbul Film Festival
May 6, 2022 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
May 13, 2022 · Theatrical
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