Them

2006 Horror

Co-writers and directors David Moreau and Xavier Palaud's French-language horror picture Them take audiences on a ride of sheer terror as a couple fight for their life when an assault on their home turns deadly. The story opens with the homicide of two Romanians -- a woman and her young daughter -- who crash their car along a rural road and are promptly butchered by a shadowy figure. Meanwhile, in Bucharest, schoolteacher Clémentine (Olivia Bonamy) climbs into her car and drives to the isolated mansion that she inhabits with partner Lucas (Michaël Cohen), not far from the site of the murders. Soon the couple overhears someone stealing their car, but a call to the police accomplishes little. The lovers gradually realize that an outsider is attempting to break into the house with homicidal intent. Thus begins a nasty, brutal battle of wills that can only end in the death of the victims or the assailants. more..

Director: David Moreau

Starring: Olivia Bonamy, Michaël Cohen, Adriana Mocca, Maria Roman, Camelia Maxim

Reviews

  • One of the most intelligent and unnerving horror films in recent memory.

    - The Chicago Tribune

    20 January 2013

  • A welcome change from horror movies like "Hostel' and "Saw" and their mind-numbing gore and violence.

    V.A. Musetto - New York Post

    20 January 2013

  • The movie is scarier if you know nothing about it going in. It has no larger agenda. Itâ??s not an allegory, a satire or a commentary. Itâ??s just a modestly relentless suspense picture that propels its characters through a series of dreamscapes.

    - The New York Times

    20 January 2013

  • Them is surprisingly tight, efficient and economical, conjuring a super-creepy atmosphere and incredible tension seemingly out of nothing at all.

    - Los Angeles Times

    20 January 2013

  • You'd better deliver the goods. And Them, despite some moody imagery out of the "Blair Witch" school, never does.

    Owen Gleiberman - Entertainment Weekly

    20 January 2013

Awards

  • Best Foreign Horror/Thriller Trailer

    Golden Trailer Awards (2008)

     
  • Best Feature Film

    Neuchâtel International Fantasy Film Festival (2006)

     
  • David Moreau

    Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival (2006)