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While on a hunting trip in the isolated wilderness, a father and his adopted teenage son are turned into the prey of unknown assailants. They are unexpectedly joined in their fight for survival by a stranger who reveals the disturbing truth about the son's biological father, an international crime lord, and why that crime lord has sent trained assassins to kill the teenager.

Whenex-policeofficerTomhearsnewsoftheabductionofJulieDelaney,heleaveshispartnerSamandtheirbeautifulcoastalhomeandheadsstraighttothecrimescene.

Christmas is supposed to be a time for peace and joyful family reunions. But when Matt and his wife Karen show up unannounced at the home of his estranged brother Steve to celebrate the holidays, they are instead greeted with a horrifying surprise: trapped in the basement is a man. But not just any man. Steve believes that his hostage is none other than the devil himself.

AnestrangedsisterandbrothertraveltoPolandattherequestoftheirdyinggrandmothertoretrieveanobjectfromherpast.

Sickyoungmandrivesaroundinhisdaddy’scamper,lookingforlonestrayfemalestokidnap,torture,rape,andmurder

After living peacefully in the caverns of a small town, a stranded group of aliens turn deadly as they fight for their existence, betraying the compassionate chief of police who has protected them for 28 - years.

Paris,1981.ThewindsofchangeareblowingonelectionnightandtheFrenchstormthestreets,elated.ButÉlisabeth(CharlotteGainsbourg)strugglestosharethegeneralmoodofoptimism.Hermarriageiscomingtoanendandshewillnowhavetosupportherfamily.Sheisdistraught,andherfatherandteenagechildrenareworriedthathertearssimplywillnotdry.Butwhatiflisteningtoheremotionscouldhelphertostartfillingtheblankpageofherfuture?Whatifsheweretowritealetteronawhimtothehostofherfavouriteradioprogramme?Orinviteahomelessgirlintoherhouse?Whatwouldhappenifsheweretomakethekindofgesturesthatactuallychangelives?Inthisfollow-uptothebeautifulAmanda,MikhaëlHersdirectshishypersensitivegazeatthe1980sandtheseeminglymundanemomentsinonefamily’slifethatshapeindeliblememories.Alargenumberofcharacterspopulatesthisnostalgicsagaofself-invention.Thedirectorhonourstheirvulnerabilityandkindnessinawaythatstandsoutinacinematiclandscapemoreoftenfascinatedbydisillusionedantiheroes.Thisisfilmatitsmostprofoundlyintimateandmesmerising,thekindthat,whenwereflectonhowwefunctionasasociety,givesusanideaofwhylovematters.

Ayoungnursebeginshershiftatanoldcityhospital.Afterastrangeapparitiononeoftheoldestnursetellsherthatapatient,Mr.Moore,enteredthehospitalafewyearsago.Hisbodywascompletelyburnedafterafire.Mr.Moorewasoperatedurgentlybythedoctors.Butnoonewantedtoassisthim.Thepainanddrugshaddrivenhimmad-Onenightoneofthenurseswenttohisroombuthisbedwasempty.Nothingwasheardfromhimanymore.Abellinterruptsthestory.ThecallcomesfromMr.Moore'sroom.

Andre, recovering from a recent accident, agrees to help his friend Robert by taking over a house sitting job at a creepy home nestled in the hills above Los Angeles. As night comes, the house reveals its insidious nature as Andre begins hearing ominous sounds and experiencing strange occurrences throughout the house that lead him to believe he is not alone, and that someone, or something is in the house with him.

Setinanundergrounddungeoninhabitedbybundled,raggedhumanbeings,afterthenuclearholocaust.Thestoryfollowsthewanderingsofaherothroughthesituationsofsurvival.PeoplewaitfortheArktoarriveandrescuethemwhiletheirhabitatfallsapart.Delvingdeepintothedustyandlongabandondedvaultsofb-cinemainsearchoflostgemsalwaysleavesmewithabittersweettaste.Ononehandthediscoveryofunexpectedgemswherenoonewouldthinkthempossibleisarewardingexperience.Ontheotherhandthoughitmakesonewonderhowmanyoftheseremarkablelow-budgetoddities,personalloveaffairsofdirectorsneverquitefamousandnowallbutforgotten,havealmostforeverslippedfrommemory?nanycasewhatwehavehereisalittlepost-apocalypticgemfromPolandthatisreallybetterthanithasanyrightto.ThedystopiannearfutureofO-BI,O-BAfindsagroupofsurvivorsofthenuclearwarthatravagedtheEarthinhabitinganunderworldconcretebunkerandbidingtheirtimeastheywaitforthemysteriousArk,anairshipofsomekindthatwillcomeandsavethem.TheArkprovestobeanelaboratehoax,carefullydesignedtogivehopetothemalnourishedanddesperatedenizensofthebunker,whileinthemeantimethedomethatseparatestheirmiserableexistencefromthenuclearwinteroutsideisslowlycavingin.Whatfirststrikedmeaboutthemovieisthedesignofthebunkerandthedepictionofthesurvivors.Thesurvivorsaregaunt,filthyandterrible-lookingpenitents,dressedinragsandaimlesslywanderingtheneon-lithallsofthebunkerlikeautomatons.Thebunkerisarundown,seedyplace,withbrightneonlightspeeringfromallsidesliketheeyesofmalignantbeasts.Ononehanditisaslightly80’sdepictionofthedystopianfuturebutthemovieneverstoopsdowntoMADMAXcheese.Insteaditcombinesbitingpoliticalsatirewiththebleakoutlookofaworldwithnofuture,blackcomedywithbarbsonapathy,religionandpower.Thesurvivors,forexample,arefedsomekindofflourdroppingfromatubethathoversintheair-lateronwediscoverthefoodsupervisorusesbooksandtheBibleitselfasfillerforthismeagremeal.Therearemanysuchshortsymbolictouches,perhapsnotlife-changingorfaith-restoring,yetplayful,cleverandinspired.Onethingisforsure;O-BI,O-BAisnotyourrun-of-the-millsci-fischlock.Itovercomesitsmodestbudgetwithcreativityandhasgenuineartisticaspirationsbothfromawritinganddirectingperspective.Myopinionisthatitshouldhavebeenfilmedinblackandwhiteinsteadofcolourthough.Thedirectorusesatmosphericlightandshadowtogreateffectanditwouldhaveregisteredevenbetterinstarkblackandwhite.Theblue-greenneonontheotherhandoutstaysitswelcomeafterawhile.Justaminorgripeinanotherwisesolidb-moviewithitsheartsetinalltherightplaces.ImaginealessbleakTHEROAD(CormacMcCarthy)beinginjectedwiththesatireandhumourofDR.STRANGELOVEandyou’regettingthere.Seeitifyoucanfindit.