Directed by:
Andrew NeelCinematography:
Ethan PalmerComposer:
Arjan MirandaCast:
James Franco, Virginia Gardner, Nick Jonas, Ben Schnetzer, Danny Flaherty, Jon Osbeck, Philip Krinsky, Gus Halper, Jake Picking, Kevin Crowley, Austin Lyon (more)VOD (1)
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After a party, nineteen-year-old Brad is the victim of a brutal attack. The perpetrators flee and Brad's wounds slowly heal. A few months later, he enrols at university and, following his older brother's recommendation, applies to become a member of the elite student fraternity Phi Sigma Mu where he again encounters grievous physical and psychological violence. The fraternity pledging, or so-called 'week of hell', consists of an endless series of humiliations by older students, including degradations, insults and beatings. Brad and his room-mate endure torture-like situations. They are prepared to do whatever supposedly has to be done to become a man. (Berlinale)
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Fraternities and sororities, which form on college campuses in America, have always seemed dangerous to me. Goat tries to portray this realistically, without the need for it to be a horror movie element. The danger is shown here, and the senselessness of such associations and their truly risky functioning is shown. In that respect, the film is good.
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