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"Some people would kill for company."

2005

1h 28m

5.9(368 votes)

Horror

Overview

A few days before Christmas, traveling entertainer Marc Stevens is stuck at nightfall in a remote wood in the swampy Hautes Fagnes region of Liège when his van breaks down. An odd chap who's looking for a lost dog then leads Marc to a shuttered inn.

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The Film

StudioCanal

La Parti Production

Tarantula

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Laurent Lucas

Laurent Lucas

Marc Stevens

Jackie Berroyer

Jackie Berroyer

M. Bartel

Jean-Luc Couchard

Jean-Luc Couchard

Boris

Philippe Nahon

Philippe Nahon

Robert Orton

Philippe Grand'Henry

Tomas Orton

Jo Prestia

Jo Prestia

Fermier Mylène

Marc Lefebvre

Lucien

Alfred David

Roland

Alain Delaunois

Géant

Brigitte Lahaie

Brigitte Lahaie

Mademoiselle Vicky

Creative team

Directed by: Fabrice Du Welz
Written by: Fabrice Du Welz
Romain Protat
Produced by: Michaël Gentile
Eddy Géradon-Luyckx

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