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They Came Back

Original title: Les revenants
  • 20042004
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
2.9K
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They Came Back (2004)
  • Drama
  • Fantasy
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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5.8/10
2.9K
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  • Director
    • Robin Campillo
  • Writers
    • Robin Campillo
    • Brigitte Tijou
  • Stars
    • Géraldine Pailhas
    • Jonathan Zaccaï
    • Frédéric Pierrot
Top credits
  • Director
    • Robin Campillo
  • Writers
    • Robin Campillo
    • Brigitte Tijou
  • Stars
    • Géraldine Pailhas
    • Jonathan Zaccaï
    • Frédéric Pierrot
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 44User reviews
    • 53Critic 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
    • Writers
      • 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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      Remade as The Returned (2012)

    User reviews44

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    7/10
    Forget those flesh-eating zombie movies, how much more scary would be for the world if the dead rose and wanted their old lives back!
    Well, anyone who's been to a 'zombie' movie knows that nothing good can come from bringing the dead back to life, but director Robin Campillo presents a more interesting dilemma. How would a society accommodate and re-integrate their loved ones and relatives if they suddenly came walking out of the cemetery with clean clothes, no illnesses, and energy to spare.

    What director Campillo has done is replaced 'scary' with 'eerie' as a local government struggles to shelter and re-located hundreds of the town's former inhabitants. In addition, the town's mayor must decide whether people can return to their old jobs, their old lives, or whether they should be studied to determine how all this came about.

    Film takes a very matter-of-fact approach to sifting through a population influx, much like having a large group of refugees arrive in your town. The local scientists do make some early discoveries involving reduced sleep patterns, lower body, temperature, and how these 'arrivals' may only be acting normal as memory response.

    If you enjoyed last year's "Time Out" (which Campillo co-wrote), then you'll also appreciate this spooky, but 'non-flesh eating', dead people coming back to life cinema experience. In some ways having your ex-wife come back can be scarier than a zombie, eh guys?
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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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