Thursday, September 02, 2010

French Director Fouad Benhammou to Release his First Feature in The Village of Shadows

The Village of Shadow was first known as Ruiflec: The Village of Darkness and this will be director Fouad Benhammou's (T'artagueule a la Recre) second film, but only his first feature. This is a French language film, which is seeking recognition in North America and the film involves two groups of friends going on a weekend holiday. Once split up, these two groups must find each other and a "way out of this mysterious town" (UHM). The available information on the film is limited, but the film will have a premiere in France November 17th, with a possible follow-up in the United States and Canada later in 2011. All the details are below.

A synopsis for The Village of Shadows:

"A group of friends take two separate cars while on a trip to a small village called Ruiflec for the weekend. Upon entering the village the occupants of one of the cars disappears, leaving the remaining group clueless as to what happened. However, they will soon discover that's the least of their worries, as the town is void of any people and their means of communication is dead. They soon must learn to fight for their survival and attempt to find a way out of the mysterious town" (UGM).

Release Date: November 17, 2010 (France Only).

Director: Fouad Benhammou.

Writers: Fouad Benhammou, Pascal Jaubert, and Lionel Olenga.

Cast: Christa Théret, Barbara Goenaga, Ornella Boulé, Cyrille Thouvenin, Jonathan Cohen, and Axel Kiener.

*No trailer available as of yet.

More details on the film can be found at the film's fan page, which is written in French:

The Village of Darkness on FB

Sources:

The Village of Darkness at Upcoming Horror Films

A very disturbing French film, which is still very entertaining:



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