''Mutants'' is a French

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based on a screenplay from Louis-Paul Desanges and David Morlet It was directed by French filmmaker David Morlet and stars

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, Dida Diafat and Francis Renaud.

Plot

A virus has transformed the vast majority of humanity into bloodthirsty, zombie creatures. Marco and Sonia are young couple fleeing the "mutants" and trying to fight their way to a military base. But when Marco himself becomes infected in an attack, the pregnant Sonia must fight the worst enemy – the man she loves.

Cast

as Sonia * Francis Renaud as Marco * Dida Diafat as Virgile * Marie-Sohna Condé as Perez * Nicolas Briançon as Franck * Luz Mandon as Dany * Driss Ramdi as Abel * Grégory Givernaud as Paul * Justine Bruneau de la Salle as young girl * Jérémy Loth as mutant * Sébastien Rouquette as mutant * Frédéric Troussier as mutant * Cyril Hipaux as mutant * Nicolas Leprêtre as mutant * Cécile Corsalan as mutant * Emmanuel Lanzi as stuntman mutant * Frédéric Alhinho as stuntman mutant * Yves Girard as stuntman mutant * Patrick Vo as stuntman mutant * Marie Dang as stuntwoman mutant

Production

The film was shot in a bleak Picardy, scorched in snow and sluiced down in gray.

Release

Mutants premiered on 31 January 2009 as part of the Gérardmer Film Festival and participated in the Festival du Film Français au Japon on 13 March 2009. The United States distribution rights for the film were acquired by IFC Festival Direct and the company was due to release it on 10 February 2010 at Festival Direct on Demand. IFC Films set the US DVD and Blu-ray release for the 26 October 2010.

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External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mutants 2009 films 2000s French-language films French science fiction horror films French zombie films 2000s science fiction horror films 2000s monster movies 2000s French films