THEM (2006)

A prime example of the French New Extremity - a range of transgressive films that sparked exploitation, scandal and controversy both in France and abroad that include such marvels as MARTYRS, INSIDE, BAISE-MOI, TROUBLE EVERY DAY and IRREVERSIBLE - THEM is nerve-shredding and ferociously uncompromising home invasion masterpiece that will take you on a journey to the very limits of fear itself. French lovers Clementine and Lucas live an idyllic, if somewhat isolated, existence in their newly purchased chateau in the Romanian countryside. But tonight that paradise will be shattered beyond all comprehension. Because something is watching. Something is waiting. Something unknown, unhinged and unrelenting.They are all around, they are in the shadows, and they will stop at nothing to get inside the distraught couple's dark, cavernouws home. As blind panic takes over, Clementine and Lucas must face a terrifying test of endurance to discover the true nature of the evil just outside their door - the true nature of "them". Extras: NEW! Feature-length Audio Commentary by Faculty of Horror hosts Alexandra West, author of Films of the New French Extremity: Visceral Horror and National Identity & Andrea Subissati, Executive Editor of Rue Morgue Magazine NEW! 'Safe As Houses' Video Essay on Home Invasion Horror Films by Alexandra Heller Nicholas Making of 'THEM' featuring Writer / Directors David Moreau and Xavier Palud and cast Olivia Bonamy and Micha l Cohen Interview with Composer Mark Bini Clementine's Ordeal Police Press Conference Footage Recovered From Original Location BFI at Home - Horror'la Fran aise online panel with Anna Bogutskaya, Alexandra West and Dr. Lindsay Hallam New French Extremity Trailer Gallery