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The Swarm

Play trailer Poster for The Swarm 2020,  1h 41m,  Drama/ Fantasy/ Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 79% 14 Reviews Tomatometer 27% 100+ Ratings Popcornmeter
79% Tomatometer 14 Reviews 27% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
Virginie lives on a farm with her children Laura (15) and Gaston (7) and raises locusts as a high-protein crop. Life is hard: money worries and practical problems are piling up, tensions with her kids and neighbors are running high. But everything changes when she discovers the locusts have a taste for blood.

Critics Reviews

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Richard Brody The New Yorker Aug 2, 2021
What Alfred Hitchcock did for birds the French director Just Philippot does for grasshoppers in this extravagantly eerie, rootedly practical horror film. Go to Full Review
Charles Hartford But Why Tho? Jan 16, 2023
3/10
The Swarm drags far too long, setting up its eventual ending, which compounds the film’s problems by delivering an ending that I can’t imagine anyone being satisfied with. Go to Full Review
Filipe Freitas Always Good Movies Oct 25, 2021
3/5
It's one of those examples where the message and the execution go hand-in-hand with appreciable results. Go to Full Review
Brian Costello Common Sense Media Oct 15, 2021
3/5
This is a French horror movie with brilliant execution and a thoughtful message that's slightly marred by stale horror movie tropes and predictability. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Sep 10, 2021
B
Absurd and tense story seems almost believable as it combines social drama with horror. Go to Full Review
Robert W. Butler Butler's Cinema Scene Aug 12, 2021
C+
Can a horror movie be too classy for its own good? That's the question raised by Just Philippot's The Swarm. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Just Philippot

Director

Suliane Brahim

Virginie

Sofian Khammes

Karim

Marie Narbonne

Laura

Raphaël Romand

Gaston

Victor Bonnel

Kevin

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The Swarm

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Movie Info

Synopsis Virginie lives on a farm with her children Laura (15) and Gaston (7) and raises locusts as a high-protein crop. Life is hard: money worries and practical problems are piling up, tensions with her kids and neighbors are running high. But everything changes when she discovers the locusts have a taste for blood.
Director
Just Philippot
Producer
Thierry Lounas, Manuel Chiche
Screenwriter
Jérôme Genevray, Franck Victor
Production Co
The Jokers films, arte France Cinéma, Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, Capricci Films
Genre
Drama, Fantasy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 6, 2021
Runtime
1h 41m
Aspect Ratio
Digital 2.39:1
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