Man Bites Dog

Man Bites Dog (French: C'est arrivé près de chez vous, It Happened in Your Neighborhood) is a satirical, Belgian, black comedy mockumentary starring Benoît Poelvoorde. In the film, a crew of filmmakers follow a serial killer, recording his crimes and a grotesquely candid commentary for a documentary they are producing. At first dispassionate observers, they find themselves caught up in the increasingly chaotic violence. Benoit is a charming and c... more

Man Bites Dog (French: C'est arrivé près de chez vous, It Happened in Your Neighborhood) is a satirical, Belgian, black comedy mockumentary starring Benoît Poelvoorde. In the film, a crew of filmmakers follow a serial killer, recording his crimes and a grotesquely candid commentary for a documentary they are producing. At first dispassionate observers, they find themselves caught up in the increasingly chaotic violence. Benoit is a charming and charismatic young man who maintains a healthy relationship with his mother, plays the piano and discusses at length whatever comes to mind, be it architecture, philosophy, pigeons or classical music. He is also a serial killer who goes on murderous rampages. A film crew made up of three men join Benoit on his sadistic adventures, recording them as a fly on the wall documentary. Benoit takes them to meet his family and friends, while explaining at length the "craft" of his work. He then ventures into apartment buildings explaining how it is more... less