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A man with blood splattered down the side of his face yells as two people standing behind him look straight ahead in shock.

Infested Vermines

  Sébastien Vaniček

  France     103 minutes

Synopsis

Kaleb is a small-time grifter, selling sneakers to the residents of his building in the Paris suburbs and collecting exotic animals in his apartment. When he finds a large spider for sale in a neighborhood shop, he is fascinated by the creature and brings it home. But when the spider escapes from its shoe box, it begins to rapidly reproduce around the apartment and then the entire building, transforming the complex into an arachnid-infested web of nightmares. With the building sealed off from the outside world by the police, Kaleb and his friends must find a way to escape the hoard of spiders that not only keep multiplying, but are also growing exponentially in size.

Sébastien Vaniček’s debut feature is a creepy-crawly thriller set against the backdrop of a tight-knit community in the Paris suburbs. With spiders scuttling everywhere, Infested will leave you squirming in your seat.

 French with subtitles 

Content Considerations
Potentially disturbing images of violence
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Screenings & Events

In-Person Screening

Sat, Oct 21 @ 10:30pm CDT

at AMC NEWCITY, Screen 5

In-Person Screening

Sun, Oct 22 @ 1:30pm CDT

at AMC NEWCITY, Screen 5

Accessibility options for this screening:
  • Open Captions
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Film Credits

  •   Théo Christine, Finnegan Oldfield, Jérôme Niel, Sofia Lesaffre, Lisa Nyarko
  •   My Box Productions