À l'intérieur (2007)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Directors:

Alexandre Bustillo
Julien Maury

Writer:

Alexandre Bustillo (writer)

Release Date:

13 June 2007 (France)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

Four months after the death of her husband, a woman on the brink of motherhood is tormented in her home by a strange woman who wants her unborn baby.

Plot Keywords:

Night | Baby | Christmas Eve | Death | Bathroom

Awards:

6 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Béatrice Dalle	...	La femme
Alysson Paradis	...	Sarah
Nathalie Roussel	...	Louise
François-Régis Marchasson	...	Jean-Pierre
Jean-Baptiste Tabourin	...	Matthieu
Dominique Frot	...	L'infirmière
Claude Lulé	...	Le médecin
Hyam Zeytoun	...	Policière municipale
Tahar Rahim	...	Policier municipal 1
Emmanuel Guez	...	Policier municipal 2
Ludovic Berthillot	...	Policier BAC
Emmanuel Lanzi	...	Policier BAC 2
Nicolas Duvauchelle	...	Policier BAC 3
Aymen Saïdi	...	Abdel

Also Known As:

Inside (USA) (festival title)
Adentro (Argentina) (festival title) [es]
Içerde (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Inside (Sweden) [sv]
Inside (Germany) (DVD title) [de]
Inside (Finland) (festival title) [fi]
Inside: La Venganza (Argentina) (video title) [es]
Mesa mou (Greece) [el]
Sees (Estonia) (festival title) [et]
Yashiki-onna (Japan) [ja]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong bloody violence, gruesome and disturbing content, and language.

Runtime:

83 min | USA:75 min (R-rated cut)

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX | DTS-ES

Certification:

France:-16 | USA:R (cut) | USA:NC-17 (orginal rating) | Japan:R-18 | Finland:K-18 (self applied) | Argentina:18 | Mexico:C | Germany:(Banned) (cut) | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

La Fabrique de Films

Trivia:

In the scene where the three policemen come check on Sarah, you can see to the left end of the screen the house number, it's 666.

Claustrophobic and Intense

First thing: If you don't like blood or gore, stay far, far away from this. Also, don't watch this if you're pregnant. Really.

This is one hell of a horror movie, quite literally. What you need to know about this is that there's a pregnant woman in serious peril. And by peril, I mean, torture, gore, revenge, lots of blood, death and... scissors.

Like Irreversible, Sheitan, Ils and Maléfique, "Inside" is yet another proof that the best horror these days are coming from Europe (France, Spain and Germany specially). Filmed with what appears to be a micro-budget, most of the action occurs in a small, two-storey house. However, the talent of those involved with the film make this irrelevant.

One important thing about this film is that is very good at maintaining tension and suspense, something that very few gory movies do. You know you're watching something terrible, but you can't look away for curiosity's sake.

Many interesting details in the movie, such as the victim's house number, black cats and overall a feeling of dread and death. Worth watching twice for catching these pearls.

Anyway, as a last minute warning, THIS IS VERY violent and graphic. The ending was great and haunting, and with the exception of a scene or two that didn't really make sense and thus seemed somewhat out of place, this is a solid horror and fans of the genre won't be disappointed.

6/10