Among the Living (2014)

Three kids skip school in order to explore an abandoned film studio lot where they catch site of a woman being dragged across the lot by a masked man.

Directors:

Alexandre Bustillo, Julien Maury

Writers:

Alexandre Bustillo (screenplay), Alexandre Bustillo

Stars:

Anne Marivin, Théo Fernandez, Francis Renaud

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Anne Marivin	...	Julia
Théo Fernandez	...	Victor
Francis Renaud	...	Isaac Faucheur
Zacharie Chasseriaud	...	Tom
Damien Ferdel	...	Dan
Fabien Jegoudez	...	Klarence
Nicolas Giraud	...	Nathan
Béatrice Dalle	...	Jeanne Faucheur
Chloé Coulloud	...	Mila
Dominique Frot	...	Mlle Duroche
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Martina Angareva	...	La femme brune
Victor Carril	...	Gendarme
Lyra Champagne	...	Bébé Clarysse (voice)
Diane de Naurois	...	Enfant Halloween (voice)
Ferdinand de Naurois	...	Enfant Halloween (voice)

Storyline

Three kids skip school in order to explore an abandoned film studio lot where they catch site of a woman being dragged across the lot by a masked man.

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Plot Keywords:

2010s | film studio | abandoned film studio | studio | abandoned studio | 

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Taglines:

Certains secrets ne doivent pas être révélés. [Some secrets shouldn't be uncovered.]

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Though the title is generally anglicized as "Among the Living," a more accurate translation would be "In the Eyes of the Living" or "Through the Eyes of the Living".

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Connections

Features The Wasp Woman (1959)

User Reviews

A truly intense and nightmarish horror experience

Today, directors Alexander Bustillo and Julien Maury returned to the Brussels International Festival of Fantastic Films to introduce their newest effort, entitled "Aux Yeux des Vivants", which more or less translates in English as "Amongst the Living". Nearly everyone in the public was also present at this exact same spot a couple of years ago already, for the premiere of "À l'intérieur" a.k.a. "Inside", and thus we all knew to prepare for another potentially sickening and heart-wrenching horror film with explicit violence, disturbing atmosphere and nearly unendurable suspense. Bustillo and Maury are truly gifted and visionary young film makers who really understood the secret formula to genuinely terrifying and successful horror! They don't avoid any taboo subjects or sensitive themes and confront the viewers with their deepest fears and darkest nightmares. "À l'intérieur" entirely revolved on an extreme terror siege against a 9-months pregnant woman (with some of the cruelest torment sequences ever registered on film), while "Aux Yeux des Vivants" shamelessly handles about physically deformed children and shamelessly depicts uncompromising violence against innocent women and underage children. More importantly even, it's has been a very long time since I witnessed so many utterly intense and uncomfortable scenes of non-stop suspense. The usually always noisy and over-enthusiast crowd at the Brussels' Film Festival often turned very quiet and timid when gazing at some of the expanded and massively unnerving scenes where the young protagonists are stalked in their own houses. It's the last day of school before summer vacation and the troublesome trio Victor, Tom and Dan decide to leave early for a bit of exploring the countryside and committing a bit of random petty crimes like arson. They end up at the abandoned exterior film studios Blackwoods and witness how a masked figure drags a kidnapped woman out the trunk of a car and into an underground lair. We viewers already saw during the intro of the film that the studios might be the hideout place of what's left of a severely dysfunctional family. The boys return home and get punished for their acts by their parents, but that's nothing compared to the horror that awaits them later that night… The mysterious figure followed them home and plans to silence them forever. Strangely enough, quite a lot of the violence occurs off-screen, but still the suggestive terror and intense atmosphere is almost unbearable. I will, for example, always remember a specific scene featuring a ringing mobile phone and an icky clown's mask…Now that is what I call real horror! Bustillo and Maury are even so talented that they manage to make the oldest and most clichéd sentence in horror cinema history – "There is something under my bed" – still as petrifying as never seen before! And, for the sick puppies amongst you, don't worry too much about my remark regarding off-screen violence, as there still is plentiful of gore and bloodshed featuring on-screen as well. The three young protagonists give away remarkably stellar performances and they receive excellent support from more experienced French actors and actresses like Francis Renaud, Anne Marivin and Béatrice Dalle. Personally, I still regard "À l'intérieur" as slightly superior – mainly because the nature and motivation of villain is more realistic in this film – but "Aux Yeux des Vivants" is nevertheless also a must-see horror movie for the true and most courageous fans of the genre!

Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

30 April 2014 (France)

Also Known As:

Among the Living

Box Office

Budget:

EUR2,300,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metaluna Productions, SND Films, Canal+

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1