Can you complete the memorable lines chanted by Benoît Poelvoorde in It happened near you? Test yourself with our quiz!
Released in theaters on November 4, 1992, It happened near you celebrates its 30th anniversary with a great release in cinemas. For the occasion, we invite you to test your knowledge of the film with a quiz centered on the punchlines of Benoît Poelvoorde!
This feature film, which very quickly rose to the rank of cult film, is constructed in the form of a mockumentary.
A team of journalists follow Ben, a killer who attacks the elderly and the middle class. Little by little the journalists will take part in the crimes of Ben, camped by an exceptional Benoît Poelvoorde.
It Happened Near You had the effect of a real shock wave when it was presented at Cannes in May 1992, then when it was released in November of the same year. Trash, cynical, violent and very raw, the film does not hesitate to go very far in black and acid humor!
Between rapes, murders and infanticides, It happened near you has been controversial for its representation of violence. In this sense, these sequences have been cut in certain international versions, including the one intended for the USA, in order to circumvent censorship.
With a very small budget, the film is shot in black and white on 16mm film. Many actors participate voluntarily in the project, including Benoît Poelvoorde’s mother and grandparents.
In addition, It happened near you is the first with Benoît Poelvoorde as headliner. The latter was absolutely not destined for an acting career at the time.
“Thanks to the talent, audacity and inventiveness of its authors, the book goes beyond the laws of the genre to offer a lively reflection on the representation of violence in cinema”wrote the magazine Positif in 1992.