A SHUDDER ORIGINAL
A Film by Sébastien Vaniček
Streaming on Shudder Friday, April 26th
“Shudder Showcase” Screening
Monday, April 8th
7:00pm
IFC Center
323 Avenue of the Americas (at 3rd St)
New York, NY
**Nominated for Two César Awards**
Best First Feature Film
Best Visual Effects
**WINNER — 2023 Fantastic Fest**
Best Picture (Horror)
Best Director — Sébastien Vaniček (Horror)
**WINNER — 2023 Sitges Film Festival**
Special Jury Award — For being a powerful and political monster movie
“The most terrifying film at Venice. What comes through [is] Vaniček’s expert orchestration of suspense. Either irresistible or repulsive depending on your point of view, and maybe a bit of both.”
– Bilge Ebiri, Vulture
“Vaniček proves to be adept at wringing every drop of tension out, elevating this B-movie creature feature to A-grade horror.”
– Nikki Baughan, Screen Daily
“Infested is excellent. It’ll have you both squirming in your seat and on the edge of it. Vaniček tells this story with raw reality and pulse-pounding pace.”
– Germain Lussier, Gizmodo – io9
“Pure nightmare fuel on film. Infested is a balls-to-the-wall, ’80s-inspired creature feature with many a horrific moment that will make you kick your legs up or shake your arms off just in case.”
– Rafael Motamayor, /Film
Synopsis
Kaleb is about to turn 30 and has never been lonelier. He’s fighting with his sister over an inheritance and has cut ties with his best friend. Fascinated by exotic animals, he finds a venomous spider in a shop and brings it back to his apartment. It only takes a moment for the spider to escape and reproduce, turning the whole building into a dreadful web trap. The only option for Kaleb and his friends is to find a way out and survive.
Director: Sébastien Vaniček
Screenwriters: Florent Bernard, Sébastien Vaniček
Cast: Théo Christine, Finnegan Oldfield, Jérôme Niel, Sofia Lesaffre and Lisa Nyarko
Producer: Harry Tordjman
Cinematographer: Alexandre Jamin
Editor: Thomas Fernandez, Nassim Gordji Tehrani
Composer: Xavier Caux, Douglas Cavanna
Languages: French
Country of Origin: France, United States
Running Time: 106 minutes
