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Stop me if you've heard this one: A cannibal, a transsexual, and a business owner are trapped in a cell...okay, it's no joke. But it is the plot of Malefique, a French import from director Eric Vallette. The three characters I mentioned earlier, along with a professor with an unhealthy thirst for knowledge, are all cellmates in a French prison. During a scuffle, a loose stone falls out of the wall revealing the diary of a former prisoner. The diary is also a spellbook which may help them escape, or drive them all mad. I have to say it was an intriguing concept that kept me involved throughout. Malefique has the feel of a Clive Barker or H.P. Lovecraft adaptation. I don't know if by the end I found it to be up to par with their work, but it has its merits. It's a testament to the writing and the actors that a movie which takes place in primarily one small room is so interesting. And the ending is as dark and nihilistic as all the other French offerings as of late. I would recommend this to anyone searching for something different.
Stop me if you've heard this one: A cannibal, a transsexual, and a business owner are trapped in a cell...okay, it's no joke. But it is the plot of Malefique, a French import from director Eric Vallette. The three characters I mentioned earlier, along with a professor with an unhealthy thirst for knowledge, are all cellmates in a French prison. During a scuffle, a loose stone falls out of the wall revealing the diary of a former prisoner. The diary is also a spellbook which may help them escape, or drive them all mad. I have to say it was an intriguing concept that kept me involved throughout. Malefique has the feel of a Clive Barker or H.P. Lovecraft adaptation. I don't know if by the end I found it to be up to par with their work, but it has its merits. It's a testament to the writing and the actors that a movie which takes place in primarily one small room is so interesting. And the ending is as dark and nihilistic as all the other French offerings as of late. I would recommend this to anyone searching for something different.