A dark psychological thriller, A Pact tells the twisted story of a contentious love triangle. As teenagers, Paul tricked Georg into handing over his girlfriend Anna to him. Georg agrees, on the condition that he can have her back whenever he wishes. After decades of silence, when Anna and Paul have a family together, Georg suddenly re-appears. Strange things start happening to Paul, and it soon becomes clear that Georg has not forgotten the pact.
Acting
Groth's Georg is terrifyingly patient—predatory calm that never blinks first.
Direction
Dercourt stretches 85 minutes into a lifetime of creeping dread.
Director
Denis Dercourt
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Denis Dercourt is better known for elegant dramas like 'The Page Turner'—this was his rare descent into full thriller mode.
The film flopped commercially because it refuses catharsis; the pact destroys everyone and nothing is learned, which is precisely the point.
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