At first glance, Deadly Virtues: Love. Honour. Obey. (2014) seems like a familiar home-invasion thriller. But Dutch director Ate de Jong ( Drop Dead Fred , High Heels, Low Lifes ) crafts something far more psychologically complex. The film strips away the usual genre clichés and replaces them with a disturbing, slow-burn examination of power, humiliation, and the twisted meaning of its title’s three words: .
Deadly Virtues: Love. Honour. Obey. is not a date movie. It is not a popcorn flick. It is a brutal, slow-burn dissection of the lies we tell to stay together. For fans of uncomfortable European cinema (think Michael Haneke’s The Piano Teacher meets Pascal Laugier’s Martyrs ), this is a hidden gem. Deadly Virtues- Love.Honour.Obey. -2014- 720p B...
Through Jack's military background and his confrontations with criminal elements, the movie questions and explores the concept of honour. What does it mean to have honour? Is it about following orders, or does it lie in doing what is right? At first glance, Deadly Virtues: Love