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Unmissable
Excellent
Good
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Tragic

FILM DETAILS

Certificate TBC

Cast Cecile de France Maiwenn Le Besco Philippe Nahon

Directors Alexandre Aja

Screenwriters Gregory Levasseur

Running Time 85 minutes

Switchblade Romance
A serial kiler pays a murderous visit to an isolated French household.

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Plot
Two young women, Alex and Marie, head off to spend the summer with Alex's family in a remote house. When tragedy and terror strike, Marie sets off in pursuit of some very bad people...

Verdict
This slasher is as good as a classic, and is only hindered by a late, unecessary twist.


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