''Djinns'' (also known by the title ''Stranded'') is a 2010 French horror film written and directed by Hugues Martin and Sandra Martin, set during the Algerian War in 1960. It stars

Saïd Taghmaoui Saïd Taghmaoui (born 19 July 1973) is a French-American actor and screenwriter. One of his major screen roles was that of Saïd in the 1995 French film ''La Haine'', directed by Mathieu Kassovitz. Taghmaoui has also appeared in a number of En ...

, Cyril Raffaelli and Aurélien Wiik. The film is about a group of French soldiers who are attacked during a rescue mission by a

jinn Jinn ( ar, , ') – also romanized as djinn or anglicized as genies (with the broader meaning of spirit or demon, depending on sources) – are invisible creatures in early pre-Islamic Arabian religious systems and later in Islamic mytho ...

Plot

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, 1960. A unit of French paratroopers is sent to search for a missing plane in the desert. The wreckage of the plane is quickly located, but there are no survivors, just a briefcase stamped "defense secret." Assaulted by enemy soldiers of the National Liberation Army, the troops then find refuge in a strange citadel which seems abandoned. Despite the guardian's warnings, they wake up the Djinns, the evil spirits of the desert who kill each other on the patrol.

Cast

Production

The French production was shot entirely in Morocco.

Nicolas Duvauchelle Nicolas Duvauchelle (born 27 March 1980) is a French actor, perhaps best known for his role as Theo in three seasons of the crime drama ''Braquo''. Career Duvauchelle starred in numerous films including ''Lightweight'', '' À tout de suite'' ...

was originally cast for the project in December 2007 but was replaced by

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.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Djinns 2010 films 2010 horror films French horror films 2010s French-language films Films set in Africa Films shot in Morocco Films set in the 1960s Films set in Algeria Algerian War films Horror war films Genies in film 2010 directorial debut films 2010s French films