While he had also featured drugs in previous films , Noé decided to have a different approach in '' Climax '' : " I did n’t want to do any visual or sound effects to reproduce the feeling you are having when you ’re on drugs . I thought it would be funny it do it the other way , like shoot almost documentary style with long cuts , seeing how the effects of drugs and alcohol are experienced , how its seen from the outside . Like how it all shows and not how it feels . " He also let the cast free to have their characters react to LSD in whichever way they preferred , as people can react very differently to it in real life : " There were all quite keen to get to the second part of the shoot , with the drugs and everything going crazy . I showed them all these videos ; people high on LSD , mushrooms , crack , whatever . Then after I asked each one how they would want to portray their own craziness . " The film premiered on 13 May 2018 at the Cannes Film Festival , screening in the Directors ' Fortnight section where it won the Art Cinema Award
Cannes Film Festival
2018 Cannes Film Festival
Climax (2018 film)