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Summary
Best friends Marie and Alexia decide to spend a quiet weekend at Alexia's parents' secluded farmhouse. But on the night of their arrival, the girls' idyllic getaway turns into an endless night of horror.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+24)
Critics 42Audiences 66GoodWatch 54
Metascore42
IMDb6.7
Letterboxd · 89 K ratings3.2/5
User score6.5
Box office
2.5×its budget
- Budget
- $3 M
- Worldwide
- $6 M
Worldwide it earned $4 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 31 min
A typical length for horror movies
typical 9591Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 10 countries, rent or buy in 5 more
Released
2003
June 18, 2003
23 years ago
Genres
HorrorThrillerMysteryLanguage
French
Original language
Also spoken
ItalianEnglishMade in
France
Romania
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesIntense
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 7 moreDirecting · 4
- Alexandre Aja Director, Writer
- Theodor Halacu-Nicon First Assistant Director
- Fabian Jonathan Script Supervisor
- Andra Barbuica Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
- Grégory Levasseur Writer, Art Direction
Production · 7
- Alexandre Arcady Producer
- Robert Benmussa Producer
- Florin Kevorkian Casting
- Calin Furtunescu Production Manager
- Attila Egry Unit Manager
- Domnica Circiumaru Extras Casting
Camera · 13
- Maxime Alexandre Director of Photography
- Mihai Burtan Assistant Camera, Sound
- Toni Salabasev Still Photographer
- Bogdan Varzaru Camera Operator, Sound
- Ionel ' Bebe' Mandruta Assistant Camera
- Marian Costea Camera Operator, Sound
Editing · 6
- Al Rundle Editor
- Baxter Editor
- Sophie Vermersch Editor
- Dan Mitre Colorist
- Magali Magnan Assistant Editor
- Serge Anthony Color Timer
Sound · 17
- François-Eudes Chanfrault Original Music Composer
- Sébastien Savine Assistant Sound Editor
- Didier Lozahic Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Ludovic Escallier Assistant Sound Editor
- Jérôme Lateur Music Supervisor
- Guillaume Battistelli Assistant Sound Editor
Art · 9
- Renald Cotte Verdy Production Design
- Tony Egry Production Design
- Mihai Stanciu Painter
- Ann Chakraverty Set Dresser
- Ionut Mandruta Set Dresser
- Serge Recorbet Construction Manager
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Andrea Dardea Tesdall Assistant Makeup Artist
- Giannetto De Rossi Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Gabi Cretan Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 6
- Christophe Chanvin Visual Effects Supervisor
- Jean-Antoine Lacolle Digital Compositor
- Benjamin Ageorges Digital Compositor
- Stéphane Bidault Visual Effects
- Adrian Popescu Special Effects Supervisor
- Matthias Weber Visual Effects Producer
Lighting · 2
- Viorel Diaconescu Gaffer
- Catalin Ciobanu Electrician
Other crew · 2
- Jean-Patrick Flande Unit Publicist
- Adrian Nita Transportation Coordinator
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