Dreyer's The Day of Wrath might be the spiritual ancestor to this film. But Dumont's film strips down its religious undertones and goes for something more interesting and ambiguous. There is something primal/animistic about Hors Satan: Dewaele's satan/saint often prays facing the expansive nature in front of him, kneeling down with one hand cupping the other. There’s always some spiritual longing in Dumont’s work. And it’s deeply moving. #BrunoDumont #HorsSatan #frenchcinema