À l'intérieur (2007)

Directors:

Alexandre Bustillo
Julien Maury

Writer:

Alexandre Bustillo (story)

Release Date:

13 June 2007 (France)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

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 | Hospital | Child

Awards:

5 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Béatrice Dalle	...	The Woman
Alysson Paradis	...	Sarah
Nathalie Roussel	...	Louise
François-Régis Marchasson	...	Jean-Pierre
Jean-Baptiste Tabourin	...	Matthieu
Dominique Frot	...	The Nurse
Claude Lulé	...	The Doctor
Hyam Zaytoun	...	Policewoman
Tahar Rahim	...	Policeman #1
Emmanuel Guez	...	Policeman #2
Ludovic Berthillot	...	BAC Policeman #1
Emmanuel Lanzi	...	BAC Policeman #2
Nicolas Duvauchelle	...	BAC Policeman #3
Aymen Saïdi	...	Abdel

Directed by
Alexandre Bustillo
Julien Maury

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Alexandre Bustillo		story and screenplay

Produced by
Priscilla Bertin	....	supervising producer
Jean-François Chaintron	....	line producer
Vérane Frédiani	....	producer
Rodolphe Guglielmi	....	co-producer
Fryderyk Ovcaric	....	co-producer (as Frederic Ovcaric)
Teddy Percherancier	....	co-producer
Franck Ribière	....	producer

Original Music by
François Eudes

Cinematography by
Laurent Barès

Film Editing by
Baxter

Casting by
Pascale Paddy		(casting by)

Art Direction by
Marc Thiébault

Set Decoration by
Marc Thiébault

Costume Design by
Martine Rapin

Makeup Department
Frédéric Balmer	....	special makeup effects artist
Daphnee Beaulieux	....	special makeup effects artist
Guy Bonnel	....	special makeup effects artist
Galina Bouquet	....	special makeup effects artist
Bérangère Cortaix	....	special makeup effects artist
Sabine Fevre	....	makeup artist
Nicolas Herlin	....	special makeup effects artist
Laetitia Hillion	....	special makeup effects artist
Laurent Huet	....	special makeup effects artist
Sébastien Imart	....	special makeup effects artist
Alexis Kinebanyan	....	special makeup effects artist
Cécile Meunier	....	special makeup effects artist
Jacques-Olivier Molon	....	makeup effects supervisor
Pierre Olivier Persin	....	special makeup effects artist
Annabelle Petit	....	special makeup effects artist
Mathieu Roszack	....	special makeup effects artist (as Mathieu Roszak)
Erwan Simon	....	special makeup effects artist
Pierre-Olivier Thevenin	....	special makeup effects artist (as Pierre-Olivier Thévenin)

Production Management
Jean-François Chaintron	....	production manager
Zacharie Cortes	....	assistant unit manager
Claude Delfour	....	unit production manager
Olivier Gravenhorst	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alexandre Billon	....	second assistant director
Brice Coustillet	....	third assistant director
Léonard Guillain	....	first assistant director
Brigitte Jacquet	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Igor Barré	....	set dresser
Alexandre Cardine	....	set dresser
Alain Dufrenoy	....	painter
Sylvain Dumont	....	graphic artist
Marc Fivel	....	head carpenter
Patrick Galesne	....	painter (as Patrick Galesme)
Isabelle Guillaumot	....	painter
Dominique Jonny	....	assistant art director
Jean Koniok	....	head carpenter (as Koniok)
Xavier Longuet	....	set dresser
Eric Lussaud	....	carpenter (as Éric Lussaud)
Allison Malleret-Rohrig	....	set design trainee (as Allison Malleret)
Olivier Metais	....	set dresser
Cyrille Perron	....	head painter
Clovis Perruchon	....	carpenter
Jochen Rohrig	....	carpenter
Piotr Styczen	....	property master
Roméo Zinzen	....	props

Sound Department
Manuel De Sousa	....	dialogue editor
Manuel de Souza	....	direct sound editor
Cédric Lionnet	....	sound mixer
Michel Monier	....	dolby consultant (as Michel Monnier)
Philippe Penot	....	foley artist
Jacques Sans	....	sound supervisor
Pierre Sans	....	sound assistant
Sébastien Savine	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Olivier Afonso	....	special effects makeup
Philippe Alleton	....	mechanical special effects
Jérémy B. Caravita	....	special effects makeup (as Jérémy Burette Caravita)
Pierre Foury	....	mechanical special effects
Daniel Lenoir	....	pyrotechnic special effects
Bruno Maloberti	....	sculptor
Jacques-Olivier Molon	....	special effects makeup
Jacques-Olivier Molon	....	special effects supervisor
Benoît Squizzato	....	mechanical special effects
Nicolas Zaccaro	....	pyrotechnician (as Nicola Zaccaro)

Visual Effects by
Pascal Anquetil	....	digital artist: Mac Guff
Jacques Bled	....	visual effects producer: Mac Guff
Mathieu Brusamonti	....	digital artist: BR Films
Jimmy Christophe	....	colorist
Xavier Duval	....	visual effects supervisor: Mac Guff
Nicolas Economides	....	digital artist: BR Films
Thomas Foncelle	....	in/out
Jessica Guglielmi	....	digital effects supervisor: BR Films
Rodolphe Guglielmi	....	visual effects supervisor: BR Films
Thomas Jacquet	....	visual effects coordinator: Mac Guff
Bourdonnay Judikael	....	visual effects on-set supervisor: BR Films
Teddy Percherancier	....	visual effects producer
Isabelle Roussel	....	digital artist: Mac Guff
Damien Viatte	....	digital artist: Mac Guff

Stunts
Emmanuel Lanzi	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Charlie Ayoun	....	electrician
Marie Blin	....	still photographer
Chloé Champion	....	additional second assistant camera (as Chloë Champion)
Mathieu De Montgrand	....	second assistant camera
Julien Derail	....	additional grip
Jonas Kail	....	additional grip
Olivier Leblanc	....	crane technician
Alexandre Léglise	....	first assistant camera:
Pascale Marin	....	first assistant camera
Martin Monzies	....	grip (as Martin Monziès)
Dimitri Pujol	....	Steadicam operator
Dimitri Pujol	....	head grip
Colin Wandersman	....	chief electrician

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Fatima Azakkour	....	costumer
Elsa Le Guichard	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Jean-Yves Guéril	....	first assistant editor
François-Charles Le Goff	....	post production supervisor
Vincent Leyour	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Sébastien Savine	....	music editor

Other crew
Alexandre Billon	....	scout
Véronique Bouchet	....	caterer
Liv Charpentier	....	runner
Bruno Charton	....	location manager
Ariane Cousi	....	production secretary
Anne-Françoise de Lapisse	....	production accountant
Philippe Delauzun	....	runner
Ludivine Doazan	....	script supervisor
Michel Flaesch	....	animal trainer
Frédérique Flaesh	....	animal trainer (as Frédérique Flaesch)
Leo Haidar	....	legal counsel (as Léo Haidar)
Bruno Lengronne	....	caterer
Emilie Maison	....	press attache france
Emilie Maison	....	press attache
François Maury	....	location assistant
Martial Michaud	....	caterer
Romain Nicolas	....	assistant location manager
Emmanuel Roussille	....	scout

Thanks
Thierry Chèze	....	special thanks
Sam Raimi	....	special thanks
Sandra Rudich-Viron	....	special thanks
Rurik Sallé	....	special thanks (as Rurik Jétoucompri)

Production Companies

• La Fabrique de Films
• BR Films (co-production)
• Canal+ (participation)
• CinéCinéma (participation)
• Soficinéma 3 (in association with)
• Uni Etoile 4 (in association with)
• Cofinova 3 (in association with)

Distributors

• La Fabrique de Films (2007) (France) (theatrical)
• Pathé (2008) (France) (DVD)
• Tornado Film (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Weinstein Company, The (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Alliance Films (2008) (Canada) (DVD)
• Bir Film (2007) (Turkey) (all media)
• Cinemax (2008) (Hungary) (TV)
• Dimension Extreme (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Dreamachine (2007) (worldwide) (all media)
• Future Film (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
• Genius Products
• Momentum Pictures (2009) (UK) (DVD)
• Noble Entertainment (2008) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Noble Entertainment (2009) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Reel DVD (2011) (Australia) (DVD)
• Senator Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Video (2008) (Canada) (DVD)

Special Effects

• BR Films
• FX Cinéma
• Mac Guff Ligne

Other Companies

• Armes Cauvy  firearms
• Cinéboutique  expendables
• Compagnie des Studios  studio
• Continental Media Assurances  insurance
• Creative Regie  production equipment and services (production services)
• Fuji  film
• Iris Camera  cameras
• Les Audis de Vanves  sound post-production
• Locaflash  electrical equipment
• Locafête  catering
• SVL  technical vehicles
• Tapages  sound equipment
• Telegrip  grip (as Télégrip)

Also Known As:

"Inside" - International (English title) (imdb display title), USA (imdb display title)
"Instinto siniestro" - Mexico, Peru
"A betolakodó" - Hungary (imdb display title)
"Adentro" - Argentina (festival title)
"Içerde" - Turkey (Turkish title)
"Inside" - Sweden
"Inside" - Germany (imdb display title)
"Inside" - Finland (festival title)
"Inside: La venganza" - Argentina (video title)
"Mesa mou" - Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title)
"Ott bent" - Hungary (alternative title)
"Sees" - Estonia (festival title)
"U meni" - Serbia (imdb display title)
"Yashiki-onna" - Japan

MPAA:

Rated R for strong bloody violence, gruesome and disturbing content, and language (cut)

Runtime:

82 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 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Ontario) | Australia:R (2011)

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.

Movie Connections:

References The Shining (1980)

Soundtrack:

Artic Love

The scissor sister from hell!

Inside is directed by Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury and Bustillo also writes the screenplay. It stars Alysson Paradis, Béatrice Dalle, Nathalie Roussel and Tahar Rahim. Music is by François-Eudes Chanfrault and cinematography by Laurent Barès.

Heavily pregnant and recovering from a tragedy, Sarah Scarangelo is home alone when a mysterious woman comes a calling at the front door......

Bloody and bloody shocking! Inside is the French doing horror exceedingly well. It taps into a number of horror strands and unleashes them as one unremitting whole over the course of its compact running time. The fear of home invasion and pregnancy gets drip fed with moments of body horror which in turn is cloaked claustrophobically with coiled spring like tension. Undeniably it's got a nasty edge to it, but first time feature film directors Bustillo and Maury have an eye for stylish visuals, whilst infusing their story with some genuine narrative surprises.

It's also great to have an aura of freshness by way of the psychotic perpetrator being female, with Dalle's La Femme proving to be one of the best human villains of horror in modern times. Bonus, too, is that her victim, Sarah (Paradiso), is a most resourceful lady, making rational decisions as the horror begins to submerge her, her will to survive nicely drawn by the makers who keep her away from being the stereotype that's so often seen in films of this ilk.

There's a couple of missteps, including one quite daft passage of play involving a policeman that almost derails the good work achieved by the picture up to that point. While there is of course some suspension of disbelief needed, inevitably, to enjoy (if that's the right word here?) fully this film. But all told, Inside is a biting visceral chiller, propelled by two terrific lead lady performances and directed by two French guys upping the ante in the home invasion market. 8/10