Despite rockin’ a rather unoriginal title, French filmmaker Antoine Blossier’s feature debut PREY looks to be a pretty hardcore creature feature. And not only do we have a sizeable plot breakdown for you below, check out the post-production one-sheet and a good handful of first production stills from this bastard as well!
Co-written with Blossier by first timer Erich Vogel, PREY picks up:
In his stepfamily’s countryside retreat, as Nathan knew that the traditional autumn family reunion was going to be particularly stormy. Claire, his wife, had to announce her recent pregnancy, and tough decisions would need to be made to prevent the family’s pesticides business from closing down. But on the first night a terrorized deer mysteriously attacks Claire’s father. The men decide to venture into the surrounding forest to find the reasons of the animal’s odd behaviour. Carrying a shotgun for the first time in his life and witnessing the growing tensions between the father and his sons, Nathan soon discovers that the hunting season is not over yet … Now they’ve become the prey.
Somewhere in-between THE DESCENT, JAWS, and DELIVERANCE, PREY takes a family on the verge of explosion into a dark forest, where mysterious creatures seem to be out of control. Human nature can be scarier than the darkest woods.
Damn, those are some lofty comparisons. If PREY can add up to even half of one of the titles listed above, we may have a new name to keep an eye on in the French horror scene. Here’s to hoping!
Berenice Bejo (below), Gregorie Colin, Isabelle Renauld, Francois Levantal, Fred Ulysse and Joseph Malerba comprise the minimal cast.
Currently in post-production, PREY looks to hit screens in its native country later this year.
Quasar Picture produces with Polaris Film Finance & Production.
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