Djinns (film)

2010 French film

Djinns

Film poster

Directed by|

* Hugues Martin
* Sandra Martin

Written by|

* Hugues Martin
* Sandra Martin

Produced by|

* Caroline Adrian
* Antoine Rein
* Fabrice Goldstein

Starring|

* Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet
* Aurélien Wiik
* Saïd Taghmaoui

Cinematography| Pierre Cottereau
Edited by| Nicolas Sarkissian
Music by| Siegfried Canto

Production
companies

* Delante Films
* Karé Productions
* Agora Films

Distributed by| SND Films

Release date

* 11 August 2010 (2010-08-11)

Running time

| 96 minutes
Country| France
Language| French

Djinns (also known by the title Stranded) is a 2010 French horror film written and directed by Hugues Martin and Sandra Martin, set during the Algerian War in 1960.[1] It stars Saïd Taghmaoui, Cyril Raffaelli and Aurélien Wiik.[2] The film is about a group of French soldiers who are attacked during a rescue mission by a jinn.[3]

## Plot

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Algeria, 1960. A unit of French paratroopers is sent to search for a missing plane in the desert. The wreckage of the plane is quickly located, but there are no survivors, just a briefcase stamped "defense secret." Assaulted by enemy soldiers of the National Liberation Army, the troops then find refuge in a strange citadel which seems abandoned. Despite the guardian's warnings, they wake up the Djinns, the evil spirits of the desert who kill each other on the patrol.

## Cast

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* Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet as Michel
* Thierry Frémont as Vacard
* Saïd Taghmaoui as Aroui
* Cyril Raffaelli as Louvier
* Aurélien Wiik as Saria
* Stéphane Debac as Durieux
* Matthias Van Khache as Malovitch
* Grégory Quidel as Max
* Emmanuel Bonami as Ballant
* Omar Lotfi as Kamel
* Raouïa Harand as Daouïa
* Stéphan Wojtowicz
* Karim Saidi as Soldier
* Pierre Troestler as Plane pilot
* Nicolas Carpentier as Secret agent

## Production

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The French production was shot entirely in Morocco.[4] Nicolas Duvauchelle was originally cast for the project in December 2007[5] but was replaced by Saïd Taghmaoui as Aroui on 20 January 2009.[6] Djinns was directed and based on a screenplay by Hugues and his wife Sandra.[7] Caroline Adrian, Antoine Rein and Fabrice Goldstein produced for Delante Films.[8]

## Release

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Djinns was premiered in France on 11 August 2010 and had its French theatrical release on the same day.[9] It was released in the UK in cinemas as Stranded on 31 August 2010.[10] The US release over SND is currently unknown.[11]

## Soundtrack

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The French electronica musician Siegfried Canto composed the score.[12]

## See also

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* Red Sands (2009)

## References

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1. ^ "First Photos from Invisible Creature Feature 'Djinns'". 5 June 2010.
2. ^ "New French promo artwork for horror: DJINNS (aka Stranded)". Archived from the original on 2010-05-26. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
3. ^ "FEARnet Nabs Tales from the Crypt - Dread Central". www.dreadcentral.com. 19 September 2012. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
4. ^ Michael Allen (20 May 2010). "Djinns Use the Desert Against the French Army: A Movie Preview". Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
5. ^ "Nicolas Duvauchelle à l'aise dans les Djinns" [Nicolas Duvauchelle is comfortable with the Djinns]. 15 December 2007. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
6. ^ "Saïd Taghmaoui en Djinn" [Saïd Taghmaoui is the Djinn]. 20 January 2009. Archived from the original on 9 June 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
7. ^ "AFM '08: 'Djinns' in Pre-Production, First Look!". Bloody Disgusting. 8 November 2008. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
8. ^ Steve Barton (4 June 2010). "Over a Dozen New Sills: Djinns". Dread Central. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
9. ^ "Djinns, un film de Hugues Martin" [Djinns, a film by Hugues Martin].
10. ^ 'Stranded' (Aka "Djinns') - new Supernatural French horror co-directed by Sandra Martin[usurped] Retrieved 4 June 2010.
11. ^ "See the Djinn Infested Desert in 'Stranded' Promo Trailer". Bloody Disgusting. 28 June 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
12. ^ "Long métrage produit en 2008 réalisé par Hugues Martin et Sandra Martin" [The 2008 feature film was produced and directed by Hugues Martin and Sandra Martin]. TOUTLECINE. Archived from the original on 23 May 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2010.

## External links

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* Djinns at IMDb