Le chien (2007)

Kevin is a singular young man with sometimes dangerous behavior. He lives with Jean-Claude in a secluded farmhouse amidst a resplendent nature. The two men cohabit in confusing muteness. When Michèle meets Jean-Claude, she sees in him a passing lover. But when Kévin appears, Michèle sees the chance to give meaning to her own life. The confined rural setting and small cast (comprising just three actors) give the film a brutally oppressive feel that lends a sinister underbelly to the complex relationship between the three characters. The film has elements of psycho-thriller and dark erotica, yet it is fundamentally about three emotionally crippled people trying to understand one another - the seemingly retarded young man, his strangely detached stepfather and the seductive interloper who seems to think that sex is the solution to every problem.