Artifacts (2007)
"Artefacts" (original title)

A young woman realizes her friends are being murdered by their own doubles. She and her boyfriend work to solve the mystery before becoming victims themselves.

Directors:

Giles Daoust, Emmanuel Jespers

Writers:

Giles Daoust, Emmanuel Jespers,

Stars:

Cécile Boland, Max Digby, Jason Morell

1 win.

Cast

Credited cast:
Cécile Boland	...	Brenda
Max Digby	...	Carl
Jason Morell	...	Mustapha Makkur
Felix Scott	...	Mike
Mary Stockley	...	Kate
Martin Swabey	...	Stu
Veronique Van de Ven	...	Carol
Peter Warnock	...	The Doctor

Storyline

A young woman realizes her friends are being murdered by their own doubles. She and her boyfriend work to solve the mystery before becoming victims themselves.

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Taglines:

Don't stay alone... you could end up facing yourself.

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some violent/disturbing content

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Belgium

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 October 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Artifacts

Company Credits

Production Co:

Title Films, Bad Fourteen Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

More Like A Filmschool Project

I bought this DVD out of the blue, I wanted to be surprised. The movie focuses on a young woman named Kate who finds out all of her friends and co-workers are murdered by their doubles. At no point this is a mystery for her because the doubles make no effort of concealing themselves for prying security cams. While the police seemingly makes no effort of solving the case (?) Kate runs for her life and tries to save as many friends as she can. The style of photography is guerilla at best, which gives the movie a documentary-like feeling, especially in the rare action scenes. Unfortunately, because of the underground touch, it never accomplishes to be scary or intensive. Also, the writers have forgotten to include any and all explanations as to where the doubles are coming from, who made/grew them, who are controlling them and why, what are the artefacts for, etc? I like my fair share of mystery and mysticism, but there is a difference between letting the viewer decide what to make of it him/herself, and just leaving everything open. I have to say that I am impressed with the time schedule, because the documentary points out that three guys did all the work in a little over a month for only 100,000 dollars. I also have to say that the acting felt a little staged. Kate appears to express total anxiety as her neutral emotional state and you basically care little whether she lives or dies. Overall, it feels more like you are watching a filmschool project rather than an actual movie.