New Order – The New Rulers

WINNER! JURY GRAND PRIZE IN VENICE.

“THE DIRECTOR'S SKY-HIGH TECHNICAL VIRTUOSITY IS STRIKING. THE FILM HIT LIKE A KICK IN THE STOMACH” Jon Asp, Point of View

"FANTASTIC! Strong and feverish. Terribly nicely done!" DN

"BEST MOVIE OF THE YEAR" Indiewire Critic's Poll

An upper-class wedding with the top echelons of society turns into a bloody massacre when working-class intruders break through the walls of the house to rob and murder. But that's just the beginning. The robbery degenerates into a rebellion against the country's current regime that quickly spreads. Soon new rulers are proclaimed. But are they really that much better than the old ones? And who will they choose to be their new enemies when the old ones are dead?

In 2012, Michel Franco won Un Certain Regard at Cannes with The Pain Limit – a film about school bullying so raw and shocking that audiences were left speechless with shock. Now Franco is back with a new jaw-dropping film, NEW ORDER , which has been compared to the Oscar-winning Parasite for its depiction of class divides. But NEW ORDER goes further. Much, much further!