À l'intérieur (2007)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Directors:

Alexandre Bustillo
Julien Maury

Writer:

Alexandre Bustillo (writer)

Release Date:

13 June 2007 (France)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

Four months after the death of her husband, a woman on the brink of motherhood is tormented in her home by a strange woman who wants her unborn baby.

Plot Keywords:

Night | Baby | Christmas Eve | Death | Hospital

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Béatrice Dalle	...	La femme
Alysson Paradis	...	Sarah
Nathalie Roussel	...	Louise
François-Régis Marchasson	...	Jean-Pierre
Jean-Baptiste Tabourin	...	Matthieu
Dominique Frot	...	L'infirmière
Claude Lulé	...	Le médecin
Hyam Zeytoun	...	Policière municipale
Tahar Rahim	...	Policier municipal 1
Emmanuel Guez	...	Policier municipal 2
Ludovic Berthillot	...	Policier BAC
Emmanuel Lanzi	...	Policier BAC 2
Nicolas Duvauchelle	...	Policier BAC 3
Aymen Saïdi	...	Abdel

Also Known As:

Inside (USA) (festival title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong bloody violence, gruesome and disturbing content, and language.

Runtime:

83 min | USA:75 min (R-rated cut)

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX | DTS-ES

Certification:

France:-16 | USA:R (cut) | USA:NC-17 (orginal rating) | Japan:R-18 | Germany:18 (SPIO/JK) (cut) | Finland:K-18 (self applied) | Argentina:18 | Mexico:C

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

La Fabrique de Films

Trivia:

In the scene where the three policemen come check on Sarah, you can see to the left end of the screen the house number, it's 666.

Outstanding French Horror

France has really never been known for its Horror output. They have created many great films in other genres and can even lay claim to a few true classics like "Eyes Without Face" and "Les Diaboliques", but Horror isn't really what France is known for especially when comparing it to the Horror cinema of America, Italy, Britain, Spain, Canada and Japan. Recently however France has been experiencing a little renaissance of graphic Horror with films like "High Tension", "Frontier(s)" and "Inside" causing Horror fanatics like to me to give this country a closer look.

"Inside" is about a woman named Sarah whose boyfriend was killed in a car accident four months ago. In addition to having to deal with the grief she must also deal with being nine months pregnant. Things go from bad to worse one night when a mysterious and psychopathic woman breaks into her home wanting her baby and is willing to kill to get it. This film is basically about how all women are insane.

"Inside" is a graphic, vile and repugnant film. It takes no prisoners in its approach to Horror and is fully willing to offend. And that's why I love it. The blood flows freely and this film rarely cuts away. There are multiple stabbing, gunshot wounds and even a face burning. "Inside" though is more than just a series of graphic images designed to revolt the viewer, there's some good technical film-making going on here. The camera angles are very creative and do a fantastic job of throwing the viewing off kilter. Also, the acting is good from all involved. The music is likewise supremely creepy. Simply put "Inside" is a fantastic film. It's the best film to come out of France in a while and one of the best Horror movies of this decade. My only complaint is that the CGI seems a bit out of place in the film. "Inside" is a film that accomplishes exactly what it sets out to do and therefore not everyone will enjoy it. But fans of graphic Horror can't go wrong with this.