
In a penitentiary, four prisoners occupy a cell: Carrère, who used his company to commit a fraud and was betrayed by his wife; the drag Marcus and his protégée, the intellectually disabled Paquerette, who ate his six months sister; and the intellectual, Lassalle who killed his wife. One night, Carrère finds an ancient journal hidden in a hole in the wall of the cell. They realize that the book was written by Danvers in the beginning of the last century and is about black ... (Full plot summary below)
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In a penitentiary, four prisoners occupy a cell: Carrère, who used his company to commit a fraud and was betrayed by his wife; the drag Marcus and his protégée, the intellectually disabled Paquerette, who ate his six months sister; and the intellectual, Lassalle who killed his wife. One night, Carrère finds an ancient journal hidden in a hole in the wall of the cell. They realize that the book was written by Danvers in the beginning of the last century and is about black magic. They decide to read and use its content to escape from the prison, when they find the truth about Danvers' fate.
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| User ReviewCory GWonderful French movie regarding the occult and the claustrophobic confines of prison. |
| User ReviewTrond VBriliant, just brilliant.. not to mention unusual and unpredictable. |
| User ReviewVincent PBon OK je suis pas objectif, mais j'adore ce film! |
| User ReviewTuçe KLovecraft sevenler mutlaka ama mutlaka izlemeli bu filmi!!!! |
| User ReviewJean DI loved this. Tiny set, never lets up on the strangeness, deals with the occult alongside real-life horrors, and still packs in some great gore. Using the tinniest of settings - one prison cell - the film stages a grand odyssey and one never tires of the setting. As usual, I've got to complain that I don't think the trans character was handled in a manner consistent with the aspirations of trans-aware advocate-artists like myself. All of the (four main and one temporary secondary) characters are complex and intriguing. For once, I'm not really that incensed at a "twist" ending, though I do think it was not appropriately foreshadowed and a montage of clips that were supposed to foreshadow the reveal shown right before the reveal is way too cliche and should have been cut. Overall, the feeling of being utterly trapped with something so cryptic and powerful and surrounded by dangerous people is perfectly conveyed. I do wonder if there are modern prisons that are this shitty, though. |
| User ReviewDevon WFour prisoners discover a diary in their cell with black magic rituals that they attempt to use to escape. Bad stuff happens. Weird, weird little french flick. For taking place almost the entire run-time in a prison cell, it does an amazing job keeping you from realizing it. The characters are quirky and unique, and the very fast progression of character development is practically unnoticable due to the fine acting. The ending's a little silly, but I thought it was something new and loved it. Worth a watch if you like the odd lovecraftian horrors. |
| User ReviewPaulysses HFans of Lovecraft and the occult in general will likely find much stock in this film. Set entirely in two rooms and largely around a cast of four this film delivers in terms of dramatic tension and remarkable creepiness. An excellent example of the occult/horror genre. |
| User ReviewSteve Bnothing like a bit of cerebral french horror, great dialogue and a man with tits! |
| User ReviewChristopher BA very entertaining film that keeps the pace going with a decent story, well written dialogue and good characters. Reminds me of a lot of the older horror films where plot actually meant something. |
| User ReviewMichael CVery weird horror/supernatural thriller set entirely in a jail cell. Creepy and well executed, another one for those looking for something different. |