Frontier(s)

Name: Frontier(s)
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Released: May 9, 2008
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 44
Cast: Aurélien Wiik, Karina Testa, Patrick Ligardes

2008

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After Dark Films | Release Date: May 9, 2008 | NC-17

Starring: Aurélien Wiik, Karina Testa, Patrick Ligardes

Summary: Alone in a Paris plagued by deadly race riots, young, beautiful Yasmine is looking for a way out. In her desperation, she turns to her shady ex-boyfriend. Together with his two thug friends, they pull off a bold heist and head for the border. With the police close behind, they hide out in a seemingly peaceful inn. But the mysteriousAlone in a Paris plagued by deadly race riots, young, beautiful Yasmine is looking for a way out. In her desperation, she turns to her shady ex-boyfriend. Together with his two thug friends, they pull off a bold heist and head for the border. With the police close behind, they hide out in a seemingly peaceful inn. But the mysterious innkeeper is hiding a secret more terrifying than anything they could ever imagine. Trapped in an endless maze of tunnels crawling with hungry subhuman cannibals, they must fight to survive their bloody initiation into the innkeeper's evil family cult. (After Dark Films)… Expand

Director: Xavier Gens

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime

Rating: NC-17

Runtime: 108 min

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Manohla Dargis

Although at times Mr. Gens veers dangerously close to the unpardonable, with images that evoke the Holocaust too strongly, Frontier(s) finally works because its shivers are as plausible as they are outrageous. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Maitland McDonagh

Though neither subtle nor particularly original, Gens' spin on the meat-movie classic has both nightmarish energy to spare. Read full review

Scott Tobias

There's no depth, surprises, or wit to the screenplay, which seems motivated by the sole desire to generate the vilest, most disgusting people and images imaginable. Read full review

John Anderson

Can a movie be an adrenalin-fueled, blood-gushing thrill ride and still be as boring as dirt? Apparently. The French answer to "Hostel" and "Saw" -- Frontier(s) is a 100-minute hemorrhage that doesn't bring anything to the operating table of torture-porn but more gore, cruelty and misery. Read full review

Jim Ridley

As a satire of France's recent turn to the right, Frontier(s) is both hysterical and muddled; as straight-up splatter -- a Grand Guignol concerto of scalding steam, slashed tendons and table saw, with a solo for exploding head -- it's as relentless as it is hateful, hammily directed and derivative of the dreariest slop in contemporary American horror cinema. Read full review

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SolInvicta

Jul 8, 2015

Acts as a French hybrid of Hostel and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. If that sounds like a morbid, gruesome bloodbath to you, that's because it is. Genre fans will be satisfied.

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Sep 6, 2010

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Jacobparker

May 30, 2013

Another french slasher! Quite entertaining, bloody and sick but not that shocking and sophisticated!
1. Martyrs 2. Inside 3. Frontier(s) 4. High tension

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Meth-dude

Mar 14, 2019

Despite it's rather well done violence and the interesting story, Frontier(s) is still quite the disappointment. With average at best acting performances, annoying camera work, a very cliché and predictable development and a very apparent lack of originality, it might be best for you toDespite it's rather well done violence and the interesting story, Frontier(s) is still quite the disappointment. With average at best acting performances, annoying camera work, a very cliché and predictable development and a very apparent lack of originality, it might be best for you to watch something else. It's not awful, it's just not very good.… Expand

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