Antichrist

In the opening sequence of the film, the couple's toddler son, Nic, falls to his death from a window while his parents are preoccupied. This tragic event sets off the deeply psychological and destructive narrative that follows during their retreat to a cabin in the woods.

The 2009 psychological horror film stars Willem Dafoe as the husband and Charlotte Gainsbourg as the grieving wife. Gainsbourg won the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival for her intense and disturbing performance in the movie.

The film generated massive controversy due to its extreme violence, explicit sexual content, and graphic scenes of genital mutilation. Premiering in 2009, it sparked intense debates among critics regarding whether its artistic merits could justify its brutal depictions of grief and madness.

While it begins as a psychological exploration of profound grief, the film heavily implies supernatural and occult elements as the wife becomes increasingly convinced that nature is inherently evil. The woods surrounding their cabin, named Eden, seemingly manifest dark forces that drive the narrative's climax.