The debut feature from Gaspar Noe. director of the controversial IRREVERSIBLE. just as potent and confronting. I STAND ALONE is set in France in 1980 and tells the story of THE BUTCHER (Philippe Nahon) a retired horsemeat peddler. locked into a loveless marriage with his nagging. pregnant wife and a hateful mother-in-law. Living in their cramped apartment and taunted by the women every moment of the day. THE BUTCHER is poised on the edge. seething with bitterness and hatred for a world he must endure. ready to explode. And then one day....he does.

 In this jarring character study, 50-year-old Parisian referred to only as "the Butcher" (Philipe Nahon) tries to start his life over after spending time in prison for assaulting a man he believed raped his daughter. But after being fired from a job at a deli, the Butcher returns home to be reunited in a sleazy hotel with his abandoned daughter, contemplating thoughts of incest, murder, and suicide. Blandine Lenoir and Frankye Pain co-star in this disturbing journey, which features an explicit sex scene. 93 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: French Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English. In French with English subtitles. Region Free'