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The Grapes of Death (1978)

The Grapes of Death poster
Original title
Les Raisins de la mort
Directed by
Jean Rollin
Genre
horror film, zombie film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 27m
Rated
18
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 106 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman arrives in a rural French village only to find that a pesticide has transformed most of the locals into violent, zombie-like creatures. She struggles to survive and escape the isolated community as friends and strangers turn against her.

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What happens

Les raisins de la mort (English: The Grapes of Death, also known as Pesticide) is a 1978 French horror film directed by Jean Rollin. It centres on a young woman who becomes trapped in a village where a dangerous pesticide has turned the residents into aggressive zombies. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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