The Horde - New Info About French Zombie Film

I have mentioned French zombie film, The Horde, several times in the past. Heck, the first post was in April of last year! Well, we are finally getting close to seeing it.

The Horde will be released in its native country of France next month. I know, I know... in France. BUT it already has already been picked up for distribution stateside by IFC Films. So, hopefully, we will have the opportunity to pick up this DVD in a few months.

Long-time readers will know I'm a fan of French films. Want to watch some great cinema? Rent High Tension, Martyrs, Them, or Frontier(s). Yannick Dahan who directed Frontier(s) is also the director of The Horde.

Bottom line: I'm excited and you should be too.

The Horde synopsis:

A posse of crooked cops, malevolent gangsters and a horde of walking dead as the centre point of this gruesome, tight, action packed, claustrophobic tale of retribution and escape. Penned like animals, on the top floor of a deserted high-rise block, these two opposing gangs find that they are not alone in the lair of bloodthirsty corridors of death. Joining forces to survive, they must reach ground level together or perish. Loaded with a bad ass attitude, guns, axes and extremely creative hand-to-hand combat sequences that project the fears and paranoia that are the fighting forces behind the need to survive, when caught up in the wrong place at the wrong time.

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The Horde - Official Trailer Released

I posted about the French zombie film The Horde with much excitement back in April (here). Not a whole lot more to mention other than the film will premier next month in London. Let's just hope it gets imported soon! To keep you occupied until then, rent one of these other French masterpieces: Martyrs, High Tension, or Frontier(s).



North of Paris. In order to avenge the murder of one of their own by a group of ruthless gangsters, four corrupt cops go on a rampage in a condemned building serving as the mobster’s hideout. Now trapped, the officers are about to be executed when the unimaginable occurs: hordes of bloodthirsty, cannibalistic creatures invade the building, savagely attacking everyone. Unexpected alliances are made when their lives are threatened by the unthinkable.

Not A Zombie Post

It's rare when I don't post zombie news here but if you're reading this blog chances are we share more common interests other than zombies. That being said...

Go rent the movie Martyrs. It's another movie brought to us by the French and if you like some of the other French films I've mentioned here it's a must! To me, it's a blend of Frontiere(s), High Tension, and Sunshine. The synopsis makes the movie sound pretty basic. But the movie is intense, brutal, and deep. The synopsis is so basic, in fact, it would be like describing Saving Private Ryan as "a movie about a man taking a scenic view through Europe" or Dawn of the Dead as "a movie about some people hanging out a mall to avoid some sick people". Seeing Martyrs just makes me that much more excited to see The Horde!

What else? I found this cool picture over at geekologie and felt the need to share: