Infested (2023)

Original title

Vermines

Directed by

Sébastien Vaniček

Genre

horror film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 595 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man brings home a deadly spider that quickly multiplies, trapping his building in a growing infestation. The film is a horror story about a neighborhood facing a terrifying creature threat.

tenseclaustrophobicunsettlinggoryfast-pacedsuspensefulurban

What happens

Infested (French: Vermines, lit. 'Vermin') is a 2023 French horror film conceived, co-written, and directed by Sébastien Vaniček in his feature directorial debut. The film stars Théo Christine as a twenty-something banlieue resident who takes home a lethal desert spider that reproduces rapidly and causes a massive infestation in the neighborhood. Sofia Lesaffre, Jérôme Niel, Lisa Nyarko, and Finnegan Oldfield are featured in supporting roles. Vaniček conceived the film as a social commentary on xenophobia, finding parallels between spiders and banlieue residents. American streaming service Shudder acquired the film for the United States and Canada and other key international territories ahead of its premiere at the 80th Venice International Film Festival and screening at Fantastic Fest 2023. The film was released in France on 27 December 2023, and on Shudder on 27 April 2024. Critical reception to the film was "overwhelmingly positive". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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