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Karina Testa, Aurélien Wiik, Patrick Ligardes, David Saracino, Maud Forget ... see more see more... , Samuel Le Bihan , Estelle Lefébure , Joël Lefrançois , Jean-Pierre Jorris , Adel Bencherif , Rosine Favey , Chems Dahmani , Amelie Daure

The banlieues of Paris are burning, and as a young girl from the slums attempts to elude police by hiding out at a sprawling inn near the Luxembourg border she becomes locked in a vicious battle for s... read more read more...urvival against a group of Neo-Nazi fanatics intent on using her to start a new Aryan brotherhood. As the votes cast in the latest election are tallied, it quickly becomes apparent that an extreme right-wing party has been elected into power by a wide margin. In the aftermath of the announcement, the streets fill with protestors and riots erupt all throughout the country. Yasmina is a poor girl who has never known a life outside of the ghetto, and she sees the riots as an opportunity to stage a series of smash-and-grab robberies that could provide her with the money needed to improve her lot in life. After rounding up a few pals and robbing a few businesses under the cover of the chaos, Yasmina and her friends are pursued by the police and forced to split up. Before they part ways, however, they all agree to regroup at an inn just outside of Luxembourg. The proprietors of the inn are the Von Geisler clan. Led by a tyrannical, jackbooted patriarch, the Von Geisler's are a curious lot who at first appear to be stuck in the past. But the Von Geisler's aren't just eccentric, they are devoted Neo-Nazis with a twisted fantasy of starting a new master race -- and they have chosen Yasmina as their Aryan Eve. Now, in order for Yasmina to escape a grim fate as a fascistic breeding machine, she and her friends must fight for their lives against the brutish Von Geisler boys and their savage sisters in a vicious battle that will transform this once peaceful inn into a blood soaked abattoir. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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NC-17, 1 hr. 48 min.

Directed by: Xavier Gens

Release Date: November 9, 2007

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DVD Release Date: May 13, 2008

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  • helpahorse
    March 10, 2011
    helpahorse
    Pretty fucked up movie.
  • imrealgod
    February 20, 2011
    imrealgod
    It might be one of the goriest movies I've ever seen, but unfortunately, it isn't a good one to say the least. It's the oft repeated theme (as in Vacancy, TCM, Hostel, Martyrs, etc.) of a psychotic family that kills a group of teenagers one by one except for one. Won't give away ... read morethe ending although I don't feel it'd make any difference. The blood keeps flowing from one or more of the characters for most of the part, and it won't be a huge exaggeration to say that the movie literally runs on blood. The characters are hardly established to feel anything for 'em. The worst part was the poor performance by Karina Testa, the one who plays the role of the protagonist Yasmin. Her unrealistic acting is apparent for more than a couple of times. Seems like she doesn't know the difference between shivering and shaking. And the old Nazi, the head of the dysfunctional family seeking pure blood, overacted more than his character required to (overact). I can overlook its illogical scenes and nonsensical bloodshed, but then the movie hardly has anything else to keep it going. Gore and blood are the central characters of this movie. The plot is too thin and depends heavily on violence. On the lighter side, it never got intolerably boring. And if you're a fan of the movies full of action and violence, no matter whether the plot exists or not, you may find this movie very entertaining.
  • arashxak
    September 27, 2010
    arashxak
    Man this so-called new wave of french horror sucks
  • flixsterman
    December 6, 2009
    flixsterman
    For some reason, Netflix had this listed under the genre of 'Zombie Flicks'. It's not. It's more along the lines of Hostel or Wolf Creek or a hundred other TCM wannabes. The story line is gleaned from those films that preceded it, not that a story is all t... read morehat important here. Any semblance of a plot is merely an excuse to show more decomposing corpses hung up on meat hooks. It's not a badly made movie, it's just that it's extremely unoriginal. There's not a single frame of film here, not one, that you couldn't point to and say 'I've seen this before'.
  • kiriyamakazou
    February 13, 2009
    kiriyamakazou
    The La Haine Multiple Implement Massacre. It's very French and also very vicious. It's easy to see how Xavier Gens wound up directing Hitman. His "frantic" style is more suited to action films. The editing is such a mess it was like watching Quantum of Solace: The Horror Years. T... read morehe change from heist movie to horror is well done and doesn't come from nowhere. The build up is rather suspenseful but unfortunately I really couldn't care what happened to anybody in this film. The whole Nazi Cannibal thing is overdone and verges and pastiche at times. For it's genre though, this is a strong and worthy contender. It has the gore, the stupid characters and those frustrating moments where you shout at the screen. Isn't that half the appeal?
  • bbcfloridabound
    January 20, 2009
    bbcfloridabound
    This is from the 8 Films to Die for 2008 series, I have watched the other 7, and this is the eight, and I can say beyond any shadow of a doubt this is the very best one. Some people compare it to hostel, Texas Chainsaw, and Saw. But no no this writer has a touch all his own and i... read moref you can't see it your blind. Had me on the very edge of my seat after the first 20 minutes, Creeped me out and its been a very long time since a movie did that, you can feel the pain as each person is eliminated. This is not a I want to See, this is a Go Out AND Get It Tomorrow, a boost for the 8 Films to Die for and can't wait till 2009 series comes out. Oh yes a Collectable worth the price of $7.50 at Wally's world.
  • creepfreak
    October 22, 2008
    creepfreak
    Rip off of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Hostel, but Frontière(s) is still an entertaining, sick and twisted little horror movie. Very violent and bloody indeed. A well deserved NC-17 rating! Nowhere is this near an outstanding horror film, but it's definitely enjoyable and goo... read mored enough for at least one viewing. Great cinematography, solid performances, and bloody, bloody, bloody violence! Good times!
  • Stinger839
    October 6, 2008
    Stinger839
    Just another "we went down the wrong road and shacked up with a family of cannibalistic serial killers" movie. It's not a poorly done movie, it's just not anything substantially great. If you like the Wolf Creek, Turistas, or Hostel treatments of this subject matter, then you sho... read moreuld like this. There aren't any memorable scares, some decent cinematography but the images do not amount to a consistent piece like another new French horror film, A L'Interieur or the watershed work of Switchblade Romance (Haute Tension). The little bit of saving grace in this movie is the Gothic horror aesthetic of a demented family hiding secrets that kicks in for the last thirty minutes with the revelation (SPOILER) that the "people' in the mines are the deformed offspring of the daughters' that the father wanted killed, but instead were hidden from him within the mines.
    For the script my biggest complaint is that the fanatical Nazi patriarch speaks French instead of mixing more German and raising his children to speak German, as he has given them proper German names. He does throw a bit of German here and there, and even a little English, but not enough.
  • thefog1331
    August 24, 2008
    thefog1331
    It blatantly rips off Texas Chainsaw Massacre but it has enough thrills, gore and Nazis to make it it's own.
  • Beefy
    May 25, 2008
    Beefy
    Hmm. I wish I could be more enthusiastic about this, but it just didn't live up to the hype. Not to say it's worthless, but it was never as shocking as it thought it was. Maybe I've seen too many similar films. At any rate, it was certainly longer than it needed to be. Quite... read more graphic in places. Character motivations were shallow to ridiculous. A no-brainer you can keep on in the background without fearing you're missing anything.

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Manohla Dargis
May 9, 2008
Manohla Dargis, New York Times

The real surprise of Frontier(s) is that this creepy, bloody contemporary gross-out also has some ideas, visual and otherwise, wedged among its sanguineous drips.

Jim Ridley
May 8, 2008
Jim Ridley, Village Voice

It's as relentless as it is hateful, hammily directed and derivative of the dreariest slop in contemporary American horror cinema. Full Review

John Anderson
September 19, 2007
John Anderson, Variety

Can a movie be an adrenalin-fueled, blood-gushing thrill ride and still be as boring as dirt? Apparently. Full Review

Lucius Gore
June 17, 2008
Lucius Gore, ESplatter

Despite all its primal brutality, Frontier(s) is a deep, intelligent and very political movie. Full Review

Felix Gonzalez Jr.
May 22, 2008
Felix Gonzalez Jr., DVD Review

As a political allegory, it has no substance. As a genre piece, it is derivative, but it takes from the best and brings it together reasonably well. Full Review

Bill Gibron
May 16, 2008
Bill Gibron, PopMatters

Frontier(s) still finds a way to mine the past while staying rooted in the present. It may seem recognizable, but it's a well made and effective awareness Full Review

Frank Swietek
May 12, 2008
Frank Swietek, One Guy's Opinion

Nasty, brutish but--pace Thomas Hobbes--insufficiently short gorefest...nothing more than an exercise in sadism. Full Review

Staci Layne Wilson
May 11, 2008
Staci Layne Wilson, Horror.com

Hardly a trailblazer. Full Review

Maitland McDonagh
May 9, 2008
Maitland McDonagh, TV Guide's Movie Guide

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

Scott Tobias
May 8, 2008
Scott Tobias, AV Club

A relentlessly ugly and derivative reworking of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Full Review

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