Ils (2006)

Directors:

David Moreau
Xavier Palud

Writers:

David Moreau (writer)
Xavier Palud (writer)

Release Date:

20 April 2006 (South Korea)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

The film that terrified Europe has come to America

Plot:

Lucas and Clementine live peacefully in their isolated country house, but one night they wake up to strange noise... they're not alone... and a group of hooded assailants begin to terrorize them throughout the night.

Plot Keywords:

Night | House | Car | Writer | Country House

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Olivia Bonamy	...	Clémentine
Michaël Cohen	...	Lucas
Adriana Mocca	...	Ilona (as Adriana Moca)
Maria Roman	...	Sanda
Camelia Maxim	...	Maria
Alexandru Boghiu	...	L'enfant
Emanuel Stefanuc	...	Adolescent n°1
Horia Ioan	...	Adolescent n°2
Stefan Cornic	...	Adolescent n°3
George Iulian	...	Adolescent n°4

Also Known As:

Ils - Them (UK)
Them (USA)

MPAA:

Rated R for some violence and terror.

Runtime:

France:77 min

Country:

France | Romania

Language:

French | Romanian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | Italy:VM14 | France:-12 (with warning) | South Korea:15 | USA:R | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:16 | Portugal:M/16 | New Zealand:R16 | Australia:MA (2008) | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Company:

Eskwad

Trivia:

The house used in the film was an actual sprawling old estate in Bucharest, Romania. The house was so large that the production was unable to furnish all the rooms for shooting, but it was also large enough that the entire production worked out of the location.

Goofs:

Continuity: Right after Clementine removes the piece of glass from Lucas' leg, there are repeated shots of the bedroom door as the intruders try to get in. During one such shot the handle that had just busted off reappears, intact. In the next shot of the door the handle is once again missing.

Quotes:

[last lines]
Child: We just want to play! Why won't you ley us? Let us! Will you let us?

dark, creepy, and plausible

A French couple living in Romania, in an isolated house, are in bed sleeping when the woman is awakened to music. Upon investigation she sees her car has been moved & wakes her husband to come and see. What begins then is a spooky cat and mouse game with unseen assailants, that seem to generate odd noises and seem to want to cause this couple harm. They live in a huge old house so there's plenty of places to run and also plenty of places to hide, both for them and for whoever (or WHATEVER) has gotten into their home. The electricity has been cut off, the phone isn't working, and they are obviously terrified by something they can't see. This is a dark and intense film, one that grabs your interest and keeps it right up to the end. When it's revealed who and what the attackers are, it becomes even more strange. This has a relatively short run time (77 minutes) but one gets their money's worth in watching it. Kind of a change from the "usual" torture and gore films that are so prominent today but a good change. Well done and worth seeing, 8 out of 10.