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The Soul Eater

The Soul Eater

20246.21h 51m

Overview

When the disappearance of children and bloody murders multiply in a small mountain village, an old legend shrouded in sulphur reappears... Commander Guardiano and Captain of the Gendarmerie De Rolan are forced to join forces to uncover the truth.

Directed by Alexandre Bustillo
Written by Alexis Laipsker, Ludovic Lefebvre, Annelyse Batrel
Produced by Fabrice Lambot, Pierre-Marcel Blanchot, Leo Maidenberg
Box OfficeBudget: $3.5MRevenue: $865K

Top Cast

Virginie Ledoyen

Virginie Ledoyen

Élisabeth Guardiano

Paul Hamy

Paul Hamy

Franck De Rolan

Sandrine Bonnaire

Sandrine Bonnaire

Docteur Carole Marbas

Malik Zidi

Malik Zidi

Fabrice Gonnet

Emmanuel Lanzi

Emmanuel Lanzi

Le motard

Christophe Favre

Christophe Favre

Henri Maublanc

J

Jérémy Margallé

M. Vasseur

Francis Renaud

Francis Renaud

Brigadier-Chef Marcelin

Elisabeth Duda

Elisabeth Duda

Pascale Minot

Lya Oussadit-Lessert

Lya Oussadit-Lessert

Jeanne Maublanc

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookchild murderhitchhikerdemonsanitoriumlocal legendchild abductionmysterious disappearancemissing children

About The Soul Eater

The Soul Eater is a thriller, horror, crime, mystery film released in 2024 exploring themes of based on novel or book, child murder, hitchhiker, demon, sanitorium, local legend. Directed by Alexandre Bustillo, it stars Virginie Ledoyen, Paul Hamy, Sandrine Bonnaire. When the disappearance of children and bloody murders multiply in a small mountain village, an old legend shrouded in sulphur reappears... Commander Guardiano and Captain of the Gendarmerie De Rolan are forced to join forces to uncover the truth.

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