''Lights Out'' (french: Simon Werner a disparu) is a French

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directed by Fabrice Gobert and starring Jules Pelissier, Ana Girardot, Arthur Mazet, Laurent Delbecque,

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and Laurent Capelluto.

Release

The film was entered into the

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section of the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.

Reception

Lee Marshall of Screen Daily wrote, "This genre-bending high-school thriller-drama about three students who go missing at a French lycee opens like a teen B-movie, but soon moves into more intriguing territory." Jordan Mintzer of ''

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'' called it "a deftly realized teen thriller" that is too similar to ''

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''.

Cast

* Jules Pelissier as Jérémie Legrand * Ana Girardot as Alice Cartier * Arthur Mazet as Jean-Baptiste Rabier * Laurent Delbecque as Simon Werner *

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as Frédéric * Esteban Carvajal Alegria as Luc *

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as Clara *

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as Yves *

as Rabier's father

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was written and performed by the US

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band

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. It was released as part of the

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series, titled as ''SYR9: Simon Werner a Disparu''. It is notable for being the last release of new music from the band prior to their indefinite hiatus which was announced in 2012.

Track listing

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lights Out 2010 films 2010s French-language films French thriller films Films shot in France French teen films 2010 thriller films Films shot in Paris 2010 directorial debut films 2010s French films