Malefique

France 2002, 86 minutes
Dir. Eric Valette
In French with English subtitles
Rating: [R16]
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Horror / Prison, Deviltry

Feat. Gérald Laroche, Philippe Laudenbach, Clovis Cornillac

Aroview: Imaginative, atmospheric low-budget French horror, set around the discovery of a dusty book of supernatural spells by four convicts in their prison cell.

Attempting to create a way out of confinement proves a mixed blessing, the story taking on impressive echoes of the occult worlds of H P Lovecraft. Intensely acted, with generous dollops of ultra-violence, this is a must for lovers of classic horror.