When missing children and bloody murders occurred one after another in a small mountain village, an ancient legend shrouded in brimstone reappeared… Commander Guiano and Gendarmerie Captain DeRoland were forced to join forces to uncover the truth.
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Movie actors:
- Elizabeth Guadiano as Virginie Ledoyen
- Frank de Roland as Paul Hammy
- Dr. Carol Marbas as Sandrine Bonnaire
- Fabrice Gonnette as Malik Zidi
- Motard: Emmanuel Lanzi
- Henri Maublanc as Christophe Favre
- Mr. Vasseur: Jérémy Margallé
- Brigadier General Marcellin: Francis Reno
- Pascal Minot as Elisabeth Duda
- Jeanne Maublanc as Lya Ousssadit-Lessert
- Valentin Schwartz as Chloé Coulloud
- Nina: Wendy Grenier
- Arnold: Emmanuel Bonami
- Benjamin Cortez as Antoine Levanier
- Raphael Pietranovsky as Oliver Bodart
- Priest: Stephen Dawes
- Elizabeth’s daughter: Juliet Wippler
- Olivier Tauran: Maxime Nieto
- Evan Wasser as Cameron Bane
Photography team:
- Producer: Pierre-Marcel Blanchot
- Producer: Fabrice Lambert
- Co-Executive Producer: Nora Chabot
- Production Manager: Elodie Dupuis
- Executive Producer: Olivier Lambert
- Producer: Leo Maidenberg
- Executive Director: Hervé Pierron
- Original music composer: Raphaël Gesqua
- Assistant set decorator: Tony Andrasik
- Graphic Designer: Robin Chichoux
- Assistant set decorator: Anne Clément
- Assistant set decorator: Julie Delevoye
- Set Designer: Robin Dervaux
- Set decoration: Jean-René Gauthier
- Assistant Decorator: Kevin Manson
- Production Design: Marc Thiébault
- Assistant Set: Filipino Footman
- Set decoration: Frédéric Vialle
- Main costume: Alice Eyssartier
- Makeup artist: Olivier Afonso
- Main hairstylist: Mathieu Capmarty
- Chief Makeup Artist: Stéphanie Caron
- Makeup artist: Marine Despiegelaere
- Hairstylist: Céline Mougel
- Makeup artist: Wilfried Pilling
- Makeup artist: David Scherer
- Assistant Production Manager: Léa Barrot
- Administration: Nadège Courant
- Post-production supervisor: Dave Decottignies
- Production Manager: Julien Gayot
- Assistant Director: Phoenix Alejandrino
- Assistant Director: Anacaona Bozile
- Second Assistant Director: Michel Denoyer
- First Assistant Director: Samuel Girardin
- Sound Mixer: Nicholas Maas
- Sound Assistant: Vincent Lochte
- Sound re-recording mixer: Samuel Rouillard
- Visual Effects Supervisor: Gale Durant
- Visual effects production coordinator: Tony Coker
- Visual Effects Production Coordinator: Kevin Szmir
- Visual effects supervisor: Julien Van De Velde
- Stunt Coordinator: Emmanuel Lanz
- Stunt Coordinator: Jérémy Margallé
- Stunt Coordinator: Pierre-Henri Toubas
- Electrician: Jordan Bouchex
- First Assistant Photographer: Nicolas Caracache
- Key Figure: Julian Covance
- Data Management Technician: Duncan Decottignies
- Second Assistant Photographer: Eléonore Huisse
- Third Assistant Photographer: Lucie Bojarski
- First Assistant Photographer: Félix Marmorat
- Grip: Cyprien Maas
- Electrician: Adrian Pavey
- Lighting Engineer: Leo Ponge
- Director of Photography: Simon Rocca
- First Assistant Photographer: Mathias Sabourdin
- Grips: Victor Schmidt
- Electrician: Bruno Segel
- Electrician: Frédéric Toussaint
- Casting Coordinator: Lucy Lopis
- Additional Actor: Reno Vaudeville
- Casting Assistant: Caroline Wormser
- Costume Designer: Florina Bale
- Seamstress: Thelma Carter
- Location Assistant: Laurent Amar
- Location Assistant: Axel Calero
- Venue Manager: Fanny Crouvisier
- Scenario Manager: Pierre-Antoine Louis
- Screenwriter: Ludwindo Azan
- Director: Julian Murray
- Director: Alexander Bustillo
- Novel: Alexis Lepske
- Screenwriter: Anneliese Butrell
- Screenwriter: Ludovic Lefebvre
- Steadicam Operator: Sully Ledermann
Movie review:
- CinemaSerf: “Frank” (Paul Hammy) is hitchhiking to a small French village when he is picked up by “Elizabeth” (Virginine Ladoyan). It turns out that she is a police officer assigned to investigate a double murder, and he is a captain of the National Gendarmerie on an ongoing mission to find missing children – a clue that leads him to the seemingly sleeping… small village. Somewhat reminiscent of Doctor Sleep (2019), the place is neglected by a nursing home and the two are initially suspicious of each other, but soon begin to realize that their mysterious cases may well be connected. What really doesn’t help is the local folklore about the eponymous monster that feeds on the souls of dead townsfolk – and as the film’s pace picks up, it seems to be heading towards a pretty brutal and bloody feast. Maybe there is a very important clue. “Evan” (played by Cameron Bane) is a survivor of his parents’ suicide. What did he see? What does he know? Anything? His psychiatrist “Mabas” (Sandrine Bonnaire) is determined to rehabilitate her child, but “Frank” knows he is the clue… At times, it’s a tense murder mystery, but then It also gets thinner as the plot develops, with neither lead really giving us much chemistry as serendipity plays too much of a role in the ending, which does have a pretty fitting twist , but there’s also too much “Scooby-Doo” stuff. It only works in the cinema, where the wooded scenery and eerie atmosphere help it a lot, but on TV it would be ordinary.
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