Terror knocks on the door of M. Night Shyamalan's "Knock At The Cabin"

• Strangers come knocking on the door of vacationers in an isolated cabin.

• "Knock At The Door" puts two fathers and their little girl in front of a terrible responsibility.

• M. Night Shyamalan signs one of his best films for a long time.

M. Night Shyamalan loves nothing more than to bully America and Americans.

, presented at the closing of the Gérardmer Festival, is a successful variation in this area.

A homosexual couple and their young daughter see four strangers come knocking on the door of the isolated cabin they have rented for the holidays.

The latter have an unacceptable proposal to make to them.

“The story I tell is more about faith than religion, explains M. Night Shyamalan to

.

My characters are more or less skeptical which seemed to me to constitute an exciting suspense dynamic.

“Dads and their daughter must agree to sacrifice a member of their family.

With each refusal, millions of people will die and if they do not end up obeying, they will remain alone on a devastated planet and totally depopulated by their selfishness.

A gripping and accomplished work

“Are they dealing with mad conspirators or do they have the fate of the world and its people in their hands?

This is the question I would like viewers to ask themselves before wondering how they would act if they were faced with the same case of conscience.

As he knows so well, the director of

and

confronts ordinary people with choices that are not, in the face of a possible apocalypse.

Dave Bautista, seen in particular in

, reveals an imposing talent as the chief actor of the menacing gang.

M. Night Shyamalan has chosen to keep the violence in all its forms out of camera by only showing a few particularly disturbing images.

It places the viewer in the position of the threatened family with palpable jubilation.

“These parents and their child were chosen because of their unconditional love of great purity, insists the director.

The fact that they are a homoparental family only comes into play to evoke the homophobia they may have suffered during their lives and the way in which it influenced their reactions.

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The playful spirit of M. Night Shyamalan sparks in this very well-executed suspense that is all the more gripping as all the protagonists are endearing.

It's been a long time since the director gave us such a finished work.

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