The House That Jack Built
UK Cinema Release Date:
Friday 14th December 2018
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Starring:
Riley Keough, Uma Thurman, Matt Dillon, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Ed Speleers, Bruno Ganz, Willem Dafoe and Emily Watson
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Directed By:
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Produced By:
Jonas Bagger, Marianne Slot, Louise Vesth, Madeleine Ekman, Lizette Jonjic, Bettina Brokemper and Tine Grew Pfeiffer
Synopsis
USA in the 1970s. We follow the highly intelligent Jack over a span of 12 years and are introduced to the murders that define Jack's development as a serial killer. We experience the story from Jack's point of view, while he postulates each murder is an artwork in itself. As the inevitable police intervention is drawing nearer, he is taking greater and greater risks in his attempt to create the ultimate artwork. Along the way we experience Jack's descriptions of his personal condition, problems and thoughts through a recurring conversation with the unknown Verge - a grotesque mixture of sophistry mixed with an almost childlike self-pity and psychopathic explanations. The House That Jack Built is a dark and sinister story, yet presented through a philosophical and occasional humorous tale.