Just about everyone with an even passing interest in outsider cinema should know Funny Games, writer-director Michael Haneke's brilliant critique of our relationship with cinematic violence that also functioned as a shocking endurance test for even the most hardy of viewers. Ten years on he returned to the film that built his international reputation, transporting the action of his original film to the idyllic world of the Hamptons in America in a remake that garnered a five star review in Time Out and four star reviews in Empire, Total Film, The Guardian, News of the World and Loaded.

Taking a much-needed vacation, a young family prepares for a relaxing time at their secluded holiday home. When a polite young man makes a surprise call and asks to borrow some eggs, his clumsiness leads to the appearance of his equally charming friend. However, the seemingly innocent visit soon turns into a horrific ordeal as the whole family is subjected to an unrelenting campaign of torment and torture.

Confronting the notions of violence in the media, the film's two protagonists, Paul and Peter, taunt not only the family but also the viewers, addressing the camera and implicating others into their torturous game play.

Adding further power to the film, Haneke has assembled a stellar cast led by Naomi Watts (The International; Eastern Promises) and Tim Roth (Lie To Me; Made in Britain) as the besieged couple with young actors Michael Pitt (Last Days; The Dreamers) and Brady Corbet (Mysterious Skin; Thirteen) as their charming but disturbed tormentors.

Funny Games (known widely as Funny Games US to differentiate it from the original) will be released on DVD (£9.99) and Blu-ray (£15.99) by Kaleidoscope Entertainment on 1st March 2010. Special Features include: exclusive interview with Michael Haneke and theatrical trailer.