
Inspector Nick Cafmeyer seems to have it all - looks, brains and a successful career. But a dark cloud hangs over his life: since the age of nine, he has been haunted by the unsolved disappearance of his younger brother, Bjorn. Plettinckx, a known sex offender, was questioned but quickly released. Plettinckx lives close by and takes fiendish pleasure in harassing Nick. Then, when a disturbing case comes to light involving a missing nine-year-old, Nick heads a massive search w... (Full plot summary below)
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Inspector Nick Cafmeyer seems to have it all - looks, brains and a successful career. But a dark cloud hangs over his life: since the age of nine, he has been haunted by the unsolved disappearance of his younger brother, Bjorn. Plettinckx, a known sex offender, was questioned but quickly released. Plettinckx lives close by and takes fiendish pleasure in harassing Nick. Then, when a disturbing case comes to light involving a missing nine-year-old, Nick heads a massive search which turns into a relentless manhunt.
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| Minneapolis Star TribuneKristin TillotsonAside from a few annoying implausibilities, "The Treatment" is smart suspense at its darkest. |
| Little White LiesAnton Bitela film about acts utterly unconscionable, even unimaginable, which Herbots expertly outlines without ever drifting into overexplicitness or sensationalist excess. In place of shock, we get shame... |
| Battle Royale With CheeseRosalynn Try-HaneThe Treatment is a visceral, engaging and gut wrenching thriller of the first degree that will keep you on the edge of your seat right until the very end. |
| Daily Record (UK)Garry McConnachieThe subject matter could have been exploitative or cheapened in the wrong hands. But Herbots deftly weaves an intricate, if somewhat baggy, tale. |
| Empire MagazineKim NewmanTough stuff, but worth a look for Eurocrime fans. |
| GuardianPeter BradshawIt is claustrophobic and disquieting, put over with gruesome conviction. |
| Times (UK)Kate MuirThe Treatment brought me close to a panicked run for the cinema door on a number of occasions, but I held steady through this compelling and horrifying police search for a Belgian paedophile. |
| Radio TimesAlan JonesA bleak, uncompromising look into the brutal death of innocence. |
| Irish TimesTara BradyThe Treatment is relentlessly sad in tone, utterly vile in content, and brilliantly effective in delivery. |
| Film School RejectsRob HunterIt's a slow-burn that holds the attention through growing suspense and the promise of devastating reveals. |