La Horde
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| Directed by | Benjamin Rocher Yannick Dahan |
| Produced by | Raphaël Rocher |
| Screenplay by | Arnaud Bordas Yannick Dahan Stephane Moissakis Benjamin Rocher |
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Claude Perron Jean-Pierre Martins Eriq Ebouaney Aurélien Recoing Doudou Masta Antoine Oppenheim Jo Prestia Yves Pignot |
| Music by | Christopher Lennertz |
| Cinematography | Julien Meurice |
| Edited by | Dimitri Amar |
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| Distributed by | Le Pacte |
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96 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $2 million |
| Box office | $970.000 |
The Horde (French title: La Horde) is a 2009 French horror film co-written and directed by Yannick Dahan and Benjamin Rocher, it stars Claude Perron, Jean-Pierre Martins, Eriq Ebouaney and Aurélien Recoing.
The plot revolves around a group of Parisian policemen who embark on a mission of vengeance after one of their colleagues dies at the hands of a notorious drug dealer holed up inside a condemned high-rise in the heart of a derelict and corrupt Paris neighborhood(ZUP). They storm the social housing complex with the intent of taking him down, but the operation is a failure and the team is captured. Suddenly, both sides find themselves confronted by quite a different opponent as a zombie apocalypse breaks out. Now, cops and criminals will have to forge an uneasy alliance to survive the undead.
La horde was shot in Paris, France in 2008 and released in 2009. The film was released in North America in 2010.
La horde won two Garner awards for the Best Screenplay and Best Special Effects or Cinematography at Fantasporto Film Festival.
The film received mixed reviews from critics. The film currently holds a 41% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes with an average rating of 4.9/10.
The film premiered on August 28, 2009 in London as part of the London FrightFest Film Festival. It had a cinema release with 200 screens in France on February 10, 2010. In December 2009 IFC Films acquired the rights for the U.S. release. It was part of the Sitges Film Festival in 2009. The film had a limited U.S. theatrical release in August 2010.
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