First of all, don't be put off by the pompous, academic title. Thomas Ostermeier's extraordinary History of Violence, adapted from a much-discussed 2016 novel by the 27-year-old French literary star Édouard Louis, dramatizes a harrowing and gripping story of rape and attempted murder set on Christmas Eve 2012. There's nothing sleepy, distant, or pedantic about this […] The full version of the article "Histor…
