
LooselybasedonthegruesomecaseoftheLonelyHeartsKillers,whomurderedasmanyas20womeninthe1940s,Alleluiaisnotforthefaint-hearted.Gloria(LolaDueñas,Volver),asinglemotherandmorgueattendant,reluctantlygoesonadinnerdatewithshoesalesmanMichel(LaurentLucas,InMySkin)afterherfriendsetsupanonlinedatingprofileonherbehalf.Thenightturnsintooneofsmolderingpassion,butafterMicheldisappearswithsomeofhermoney,shetrackshimdownandlearnsthetruth:Heisaconartistwhoseducesandrobswomen.Insteadofadmonishinghimordemandinghermoneyback,though,love-struckGloriaasksifshecanaccompanyhimonhisnextgrift.Soon,thetwoareworkingasapair,posingassiblingsandfleecingwidows,butwhenGloria’sjealoustendenciesturnobsessiveandviolent,thegamebecomessomethingfarmoresinister,savage,andpsychotic.Alleluiaisahypnoticandblood-soakedpsychologicalthriller,thelatestbitofsquirm-inducinghorrorfromBelgiandirectorFabriceDuWelz(Calvaire,alsostarringLucas)thatrefusestoloosenitsgripevenafteritssublimefinalmoments.







