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They Came Back

Original title: Les Revenants
  • 20042004
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 42m
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5.8/10
2.9K
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They Came Back (2004)
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The lives of the residents of a small French town are changed when thousands of the recently dead inexplicably come back to life and try to integrate themselves into society that has changed... Read allThe lives of the residents of a small French town are changed when thousands of the recently dead inexplicably come back to life and try to integrate themselves into society that has changed for them.The lives of the residents of a small French town are changed when thousands of the recently dead inexplicably come back to life and try to integrate themselves into society that has changed for them.
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  • Director
    • Robin Campillo
  • Writers
    • Robin Campillo
    • Brigitte Tijou
  • Stars
    • Géraldine Pailhas
    • Jonathan Zaccaï
    • Frédéric Pierrot
  • Director
    • Robin Campillo
  • Writers
    • Robin Campillo
    • Brigitte Tijou
  • Stars
    • Géraldine Pailhas
    • Jonathan Zaccaï
    • Frédéric Pierrot
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    • 44User reviews
    • 54Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 5 nominations

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    Géraldine Pailhas
    Géraldine Pailhas
    • Rachel
    Jonathan Zaccaï
    Jonathan Zaccaï
    • Mathieu
    Frédéric Pierrot
    Frédéric Pierrot
    • Gardet
    Victor Garrivier
    • Le maire
    Catherine Samie
    Catherine Samie
    • Martha
    Djemel Barek
    • Isham
    Marie Matheron
    Marie Matheron
    • Véronique
    Saady Delas
    • Sylvain
    Guy Herbert
    • Le revenant au blouson gris
    Catherine Salvini
    • La psychologue
    Alain Guillo
    • Le directeur de Mathieu
    Dan Herzberg
    Dan Herzberg
    • Le soldat
    Hélène Alexandridis
    • La fille du maire
    Gérard Watkins
    • Le fils du maire
    Serge Biavan
    • Le représentant médecin DDASS
    François Clavier
    • Le représentant du préfet
    Jean-Luc Mimault
    Jean-Luc Mimault
    • Le gardien de nuit
    Philippe Paimblanc
    • Clément
    • Director
      • Robin Campillo
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      • Robin Campillo
      • Brigitte Tijou
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    • Trivia
      The plot is very similar to the Brazilian novel "Incidente em Antares" (Incident in Antares) by Erico Verissimo, which was published in 1971. A mini-series based on the book, Antares Incident (1994), was released in Brazil in 1994.
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    The day of the living dead
    It was the first time a director had tackled the "living dead" subject in a realistic way,without falling into the routine of the fantasy and horror treatment.One has never got the feeling of watching another "night of the living dead" rip off.

    The problem of this ambitious movie is that it is too ambitious.Instead of focusing on ONE character ,it tries to tell us the story of several characters who rose from the dead and the treatment is too superficial and too diffuse to involve us.Who ,after all ,has never dreamed he meets again one of his faithful departed alive as you or me?I had never asked myself this question when I saw all those story like movies involving people risen from the dead.

    The writers often boils down such an extraordinary thing to problems of employment or of temperature (about 32°C,if we believe them).

    Absorbing subject but the movie is not up to scratch.Too bad.Worth a look ,if only for its originality.
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    • Nov 18, 2009

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    • Release date
      • October 27, 2004 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • The Returned
    • Filming locations
      • France
    • Production companies
      • Haut et Court
      • France 3 Cinéma
      • Gimages Développement
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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