The Swarm
2020 · Movie · 101 min · ★ 5.8 · 81% critics
A single mother tries to make ends meet by raising locusts as a high-protein food source. When her struggling farm takes a disturbing turn, she’s pulled into risky choices that threaten her family and blur the line between survival and obsession.
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Details
- Original title
- La Nuée
- Years
- 2020
- Release date
- 2021-04-09
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 81/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 (509 votes)
About
If you like dark, offbeat horror that mixes family pressure with creeping body-and-creature dread, this may hit the spot; Not for you if you want light scares, clear comfort, or minimal gore like in Titane.
Pros: tense creature premise; unsettling escalation; strong family stakes | Cons: grisly moments; slow-burn pacing; bleak tone
Awards & recognition
- Sitges Film Festival Best Actress award · 2020
Cast & crew
Suliane Brahim
as Virginie
Sofian Khammes
as Karim
Marie Narbonne
as Laura
Raphael Romand
as Gaston
Nathalie Boyer
as Kévin's mother
Victor Bonnel
as Kévin
Christian Bouillette
as Duvivier
- RL
Raphaël Liot
as Football coach
Directed by Just Philippot