Them (2006)

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.

Directors:

David Moreau, Xavier Palud

Writers:

David Moreau, Xavier Palud

Stars:

Olivia Bonamy, Michaël Cohen, Adriana Mocca

3 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited 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

Storyline

Clémentine, a teacher in a French School in Bucharest, lives with her husband, Lucas, in a remote real estate in Snagov. During the night, Clémentine is woken by weird noises outside their house, and Lucas sees their car being stolen. The lights are turned off, the phones are disconnected and they see that they are no longer alone. When weird lights appear outside, they hide in the cellar and try to ask for help from what could be a dreadful night of pure terror...

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Plot Keywords:

night | intruder | underground tunnel | tunnel | teen violence | 

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Taglines:

You'll never feel safe in your home again.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violence and terror

Details

Official Sites:

Mars Distribution [France] Official site [UK]

Country:

France Romania

Language:

French Romanian

Release Date:

19 July 2006 (France)

Also Known As:

Them

Filming Locations:

Castel Film Studios, Bucharest, Romania

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,025, 26 April 2007

Company Credits

Production Co:

Eskwad, StudioCanal, Castel Film Romania

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Piano notes played periodically throughout soundtrack was used in Space: Above and Beyond: Season 1, Episode 12 Who Monitors the Birds?(7 Jan. 1996)

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Goofs

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.

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Quotes

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

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Connections

Referenced in Viande d'origine française (2009)

User Reviews

"They wouldn't play with us."

I found Them to be kind of a "meh", take it or leave it film. It's not bad, but it's also not that great. It's much easier to review a movie that you either loved or hated. Strong feelings either way provide a wealth of comments to spout on about. That being said, I don't have a lot of things to say about this French offering. I can say that Them was a tight, tense thriller. It had a short and welcome running time that kept things moving along at a brisk pace. That's just refreshing to see in a world where the most clichéd tripe thinks it deserves 2 hours to tell a story. And this story is very simple: A couple alone in a secluded home being terrorized by "Them." I have waited a while to write this review because I wanted to see The Strangers first. They are almost the exact same movie, but I just connected more with The Strangers. The Strangers frightened me more. It may have something to do with a darkened theater versus a computer monitor though. The two films might compliment each other well in a double feature setting.