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ZOMBI CHILD, from director Bertrand Bonello (Nocturama, Saint Laurent) injects history and politics into an unconventional cross-genre film. Opening in 1962 Haiti, the horror-fantasy follows the real-life story of Clairvius Narcisse (Mackenson Bijou), who falls dead on the street but is soon turned into a "zombi" when he is dug up from his grave and forced to work on a sugar-cane plantation. Shifting to present-day Paris at the Légion d'honneur boarding school, a rebellious teen named Fanny (Louise Labèque) befriends Melissa (Wislanda Louimat), who moved to France when her parents died in the 2010 Haiti earthquake. After recruiting her into a secret literary sorority, Fanny learns of Melissa's connection to Clairvius, and becomes obsessed with her new friend's past and culture, soon doing the unthinkable: seeking out her voodoo mambo aunt to solve her recent heartbreak.
Original Release
05/17/2019
US Release
01/24/2020
Cast
Name | Character |
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Louise Labeque | Fanny |
Wislanda Louimat | Mélissa |
Katiana Milfort | Katy |
Mackenson Bijou | Clairvius Narcisse |
Adilé David | Salomé |
Ninon François | Romy |
Mathilde Riu | Adèle |
Ginite Popote | Francina |
Néhémy Pierre-Dahomey | Baron Samedi |
Sayyid El Alami | Pablo |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Louise Labeque | Fanny |
Wislanda Louimat | Mélissa |
Katiana Milfort | Katy |
Mackenson Bijou | Clairvius Narcisse |
Adilé David | Salomé |
Ninon François | Romy |
Mathilde Riu | Adèle |
Ginite Popote | Francina |
Néhémy Pierre-Dahomey | Baron Samedi |
Sayyid El Alami | Pablo |
Saadia Bentaïeb | La surintendante du pensionnat |
Patrick Boucheron | Le professeur d'Histoire |
Justine Bo | La professeure de Littérature |
Raphael Quenard | Le professeur du Physique / Le professeur de physique |
Benjamin Crotty | Membre du pensionnat |
Clémentine Duzer | Membre du pensionnat |
Elise Douyère | Membre du pensionnat |
Judith Lou Lévy | Soigneuse de la classe |
Ougan Tè | Voodoo Priest |
Adelissia Salomon | Voodoo Priestess |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Guetty Felin | Executive Producer |
Judith Lou Lévy | Producer |
Bertrand Bonello | Producer |
Alexis Diop | Producer |
Guetty Felin | Producer |
Ingrid Granarolo | Producer |
Michel Merkt | Producer |
Eve Robin | Producer |
Olivier Père | Producer |