Filming about to kick off for Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury’s Kandisha
- The directorial duo who rose to fame with Inside plunge back into a world of fantasy and horror in this film produced by Esprits Frappeurs and WY Productions, and sold by SND
The first clapperboard is set to slam on 17 June for Kandisha [+see also:
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The story, written by Bustillo and Maury themselves, is set in the suburbs during the summer. Three young women who have been inseparable since they were kids invoke the spirit of Kandisha, a vengeful, haunting creature found in Moroccan legends. What was only meant to be a game spirals into a nightmare when the trio’s close relations start disappearing in increasingly tragic circumstances. In the face of the unthinkable, the three friends will try to fend off Kandisha.
Produced by Delphine Clot and Guillaume Lemans for Esprits Frappeurs and by Wassim Béji for WY Productions, Kandisha is being co-produced by SND and by Belgium’s Scope Pictures. The feature, which has been pre-purchased by Canal+ and is being supported by Wallimage, will be shot in Belgium for five weeks, from 17 June-19 July. The French distribution and international sales will be overseen by SND.
As a reminder, Esprits Frappeurs recently staged Just a Breath Away [+see also:
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(Translated from French)
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