Humains

2009 French film

Humains

Official teaser poster

Directed by| Pierre-Olivier Thévenin
Jacques-Olivier Molon
Written by| Jean-Armand Bougrelle
Frédérique Henri
Dominique Néraud
Silvan Boris Schmid[1]
Produced by| Vérane Frédiani
Franck Ribière
Ruth Waldburger
Starring| Philippe Nahon
Sara Forestier
Dominique Pinon
Cinematography| Aleksander Kaufmann
Edited by| Manuel De Sousa
Music by| Gast Waltzing

Production
company

La Fabrique 2

Distributed by| La Fabrique de Films
Films Distribution

Release date

* 6 February 2009 (2009-02-06)

Running time

| 90 minutes
Countries| France
Switzerland
Luxembourg
Language| French

Humains is a French horror film directed from Pierre-Olivier Thévenin and Jacques-Olivier Molon. The film stars Sara Forestier, Dominique Pinon and Philippe Nahon.[2]

## Plot

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A French research team travels to the Swiss Alps to investigate a discovery. After a car accident, the group becomes lost in the mountains with a group of tourists and struggle to survive while being hunted by mysterious figures.

## Cast

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* Lorànt Deutsch as Thomas
* Sara Forestier as Nadia
* Dominique Pinon as Gildas
* Philippe Nahon as Professor Schneider
* Manon Tournier as Elodie
* Élise Otzenberger as Patricia
* Christian Kmiotek as Paulo

## Production

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The film was shot in late 2008 in Luxembourg, Paris and the Swiss Alps under the working title of "Les Disparus de Lötschental".[3] Yolande Moreau was originally cast in the lead role as the character Charlotte,[4] but she left the project. As a result, the character's role was changed and became Sara Forestier's character, Nadia.[5]

## Release

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The film premiered on 6 February 2009 as part of the European Film Market in Germany and was part of the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival on 11 April 2009.[6] The French cinema release was on 22 April 2009.[7]

## Reception

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The film grossed only $236,617 in its opening week in France[8][9] and was universally panned by critics.[10][11] It is the only film to be reviewed on Nanarland.com in its first week.[12]

## Soundtrack

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The score was composed by Luxembourg cinema composer Gast Waltzing.[13]

## References

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1. ^ "Finally an official trailer for French thriller Humains". Quietearth.us. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
2. ^ "We Found 'Humain' Remains! Final Poster For French Horror Flick!". Fearnet.com. 4 March 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
3. ^ "New One-Sheet for French Horror Humans". Shocktillyoudrop.com. 29 December 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
4. ^ Ichi-The-Killer, 8 November 2008 10:51 PM. "Philippe Nahon Leads The Pack". Twitchfilm.net. Retrieved 20 September 2011.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
5. ^ Mack, Andrew (30 July 2008). "Story details for French horror film 'Humains'". Twitchfilm.net. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
6. ^ "Afm: First Thoughts on Pot and Jom's Humans". Twitchfilm.net. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
7. ^ "Teaser trailer for French horror Humains". 24framespersecond.net. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
8. ^ "Les bons comptes font les bons amis: Box Office on". Mad-movies.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
9. ^ "Overseas Total Box Office, April 24–26, 2009". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
10. ^ "Christophe Carrière, « Humains on". L'Express. 22 April 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
11. ^ Arnaud Mangin (16 April 2009). "Critique ciné: Humains on". Filmsactu.com. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
12. ^ "Hélène et les Garçons Bouchers on matierefocale.com" (in French). Matiere.focale.over-blog.com. 21 May 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
13. ^ "First footage for French thriller Humains is a messy tease". Quietearth.us. Retrieved 20 September 2011.

## External links

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* Humains at IMDb