The Cremator

“No one will suffer. I’ll save them all.” This might be the calmest movie about pure evil I’ve seen. The Cremator messed with me not for violence, but how normal everything feels while horror quietly creeps in. Fascism slips in quietly, and Kopfrkingl truly believes he’s doing good, and that’s what makes it terrifying. The editing jumps between thoughts and hallucinations, trapping you in his mind. The cinematography is beautiful but unsettling too clean for how dark the story gets. One of the most disturbing films I’ve watched, but I couldn’t look away.