The Soul Eater (2024)
Director: Alexandre Bustillo, Julien Maury Run Time: 108 min. Release Year: 2024 Language: French
Starring: Emmanuel Lanzi, Malik Zidi, Paul Hamy, Sandrine Bonnaire, Virginie Ledoyen
Country: France, Belgium
Language: French
About the film:
From the creators of Inside (2007). When violent and gruesome deaths starts plaguing a small mountain village, an old legend about a malevolent creature resurfaces. Based on the French novel of the same name (Le Mangeur d’âmes) by Alexis Laipsker.
Midwest Premiere as part of NFF2024 in October at Gateway Film Center.
About the filmmakers:
Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury are French filmmakers. Their first feature film, Inside (2007, original: A l’Interieur) is often described as one of the goriest films ever shot in France, was selected for Critics’ Week at the Cannes Film Festival, and won numerous international awards.
Bustillo attended the University of Saint-Denis and graduated with a master’s degree in cinema and audiovisual studies. Maury attended the Ecole Supérieure de Réalisation Audiovisuelle Paris and graduated with a diploma in film directing. They have collaborated several times since meeting in 2005, including The Deep House (2021) and Among the Living (2014). Their latest project, The Soul Eater (2024) premiered at International Film Festival Rotterdam 2024 and premiered at the Film Center as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2024.
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