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Artefacts

  • 2007
  • R
  • 1h 15m
IMDb RATING
3.5/10
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Artefacts (2007)
ActionAdventureHorror

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.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.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
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    3.5/10
    362
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Giles Daoust
      • Emmanuel Jespers
    • Writers
      • Giles Daoust
      • Emmanuel Jespers
    • Stars
      • Cécile Boland
      • Max Digby
      • Jason Morell
    • 16User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Veronique Vandeven in Artefacts (2007)
    Cécile Boland in Artefacts (2007)
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    Cécile Boland in Artefacts (2007)
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    Mary Stockley and Felix Scott in Artefacts (2007)
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    Veronique Vandeven in Artefacts (2007)
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    Cast8

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    Cécile Boland
    • Brenda
    Max Digby
    • Carl
    Jason Morell
    • Mustapha Makkur
    Felix Scott
    • Mike
    Mary Stockley
    Mary Stockley
    • Kate
    Martin Swabey
    • Stu
    Veronique Vandeven
    • Carol
    • (as Veronique Van de Ven)
    Peter Warnock
    • The Doctor
    • Directors
      • Giles Daoust
      • Emmanuel Jespers
    • Writers
      • Giles Daoust
      • Emmanuel Jespers
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    User reviews16

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    3/10
    It could've been good, if they had a real ending for it
    The movie's only an hour and fifteen minutes long, and a portion of that's taken up by the end credits, so it's very short. The end credits mention something about a Belgian Tax Shelter, which may explain this movie's existence.

    The DVD cover, incidentally, has nothing to do with the film.

    It did actually hold my interest up to the "ending." People are being killed by their doppelgangers, who appear accompanied by odd static. The police find metal "artifacts" in their bodies. There's an amusing web search at one point where the heroine searches for "artefact in bodies" or something like that. That would bring up a lot more results than she gets, and she actually finds more or less what she was looking for.

    But anyway, in the end the artefacts and the doppelgangers are not explained. Nor is the non-explanation satisfactory in any way. I might have given the movie a 6/10 or 7/10 if it sustained the interest with the ending, but the failure to have a resolution really damaged it for me.

    The special feature indicates this was shot in 12 days for $100,000 with a cast of 10 and 20 locations. It sounded like they originally wanted the actors to work off the synopsis rather than use a script. For a movie on a limited budget with a limited shooting schedule, that's a real mistake. The dialogue and acting in the film is actually fine, it's the plot where the film falls flat at the end, with no wrapup. I'm not really sure where the $100,000 went. Maybe just towards paying the cast and crew? They do blow up a car....

    The special feature does offer a very little additional information about two of the characters that one could not possibly get from the film. However, the director either really did not have an explanation, or plays coy. Supposedly, budgetary restrictions kept them from offering a real ending. They're open to the possibility of a sequel or a remake. I'm doubtful whether they'll get that opportunity.
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    • Sep 11, 2008

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    • Release date
      • March 10, 2006 (Afghanistan)
    • Country of origin
      • Belgium
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Artifacts
    • Filming locations
      • Domaine provincial d'Hélécine, 2 rue Armand Dewolf, Hélécine, Walloon Brabant, Belgium
    • Production companies
      • Title Films
      • Bad Fourteen Pictures
      • Title Media
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 15 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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