Benny’s Video

In the second of Haneke’s Glaciation Trilogy, Benny is a teenage boy whose dependence on screen images and mediated reality leads him to a violent encounter with a young girl he meets at a video store. In the aftermath, Benny’s disconnect from reality – particularly his inability to distinguish between real and on-screen violence – is mirrored by his parents’ lack of empathy.

Contains scenes of graphic violence and harm towards children.