Djinns (film)


Djinns is a 2010 French horror film written and directed by Hugues Martin and Sandra Martin. It stars Saïd Taghmaoui, Cyril Raffaelli and Aurélien Wiik.

Plot

A group of French military is attacked during a rescue mission in Algeria by jinn.

Cast

The French production was shot entirely in Morocco. Nicolas Duvauchelle was originally cast for the project in December 2007 but was replaced by Saïd Taghmaoui as Aroui on 20 January 2009. Djinns was directed and based on a screenplay by Hugues and his wife Sandra. Caroline Adrian, Antoine Rein and Fabrice Goldstein produced for Delante Films.

Release

Djinns was premiered in France on 11 August 2010 and had its French theatrical release on the same day. It was released in the UK in cinemas as Stranded on 31 August 2010. The US release over SND is currently unknown.

Soundtrack

The French electronica musician Siegfried Canto composed the score.