When the disappearance of children and bloody murders multiply in a small mountain village, an old legend shrouded in sulphur reappears... Commander Guardiano and Captain of the Gendarmerie De Rolan are forced to join forces to uncover the truth.
Cinematography
Mist-choked Pyrenees that breathe and watch back
Direction
Bustillo/Maury finally restrained—tension over gore
Acting
Sandrine Bonnaire's doctor carries decades of guilt
Director
Alexandre Bustillo
Virginie Ledoyen
Élisabeth Guardiano
Paul Hamy
Franck De Rolan
Sandrine Bonnaire
Docteur Carole Marbas
Malik Zidi
Fabrice Gonnet
Emmanuel Lanzi
Le motard
Christophe Favre
Henri Maublanc
Francis Renaud
Brigadier-Chef Marcelin
Elisabeth Duda
Pascale Minot
Lya Oussadit-Lessert
Jeanne Maublanc
Chloé Coulloud
Valentine Schwarz
Wendy Grenier
Nina
Emmanuel Bonami
Arnaud
Antoine Levannier
Benjamin Cortes
Oliver Bodart
Raphaël Pietranovsky
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bustillo and Maury made their name with 'Inside' (2007), infamous for extreme gore; this represents their mature pivot toward atmospheric dread.
The film draws on real Pyrenean folklore of 'Ankou' and sulfur mining disasters, where communities historically blamed supernatural forces for industrial deaths they couldn't explain or prevent.
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