A man wakes up deep inside a cave. Suffering amnesia, he has no recollection of how he came to be here or of what happened to the man whose body he finds beside him. Tailed by a mysterious creature, he must continue through this strange and fantastic world. Enclosed, Tolbiac has no other option to reach the surface than to use REZO ZERO, secret observing cells in this cemetery-like abandoned mine.
Production
Genuine cave locations, zero CGI environments.
Cinematography
Suffocating green-lit underground hellscape.
Practical Effects
Creature design that defies easy categorization.
Director
Franck Vestiel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in actual Romanian salt mines; actors performed in 90% humidity and 15°C temperatures. Method suffering.
Vestiel cited Tarkovsky's STALKER and Bresson's minimalist suffering as influences — explains the pacing complaints.
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