"WITH ITS TERRIFYINGLY CLOSE VISION OF THE FUTURE IT OPENS THE DOOR TO A NEW BREED OF CINEMA." - PREMIERE
From Cédric Jimenez, producer of Scorpion, the dazzling debut feature by co-writer and director Franck Vestiel (whose previous credits as an Assistant Director include Dante 01, Them, The Nest, The Red Siren and Brian De Palma's Femme Fatale), Eden Log is a stylish and thought-provoking sci-fi shocker. Co-written by Pierre Bordage (Dante 01) and starring Clovis Cornillac (Asterix At The Olympic Games; Scorpion; A Very Long Engagement), the film is an awe-inspiring creation of flair and ingenuity that is all too rare in genre cinema today.
Tolbiac (Cornillac) wakes up naked, disorientated and lost in a dark cave deep below ground. He's cold, hurt, and has no idea what brought him there, or what happened to the dead man lying next to him. Surrounded by the ruins of an underground world and with only the faintest light source to guide him, Tolbiac attempts to recover his lost memory as he struggles to reach the surface. His journey takes him through a labyrinthine network of tunnels and abandoned laboratories, where he discovers he is not the only one trapped in this tomb-like underworld. Pursued by ravenous mutants and evil phantoms, he eventually meets a woman who may provide the clue to his identity, while all along the way he is confronted by evidence of a mysterious organisation known as Eden Log.
Undoubtedly destined for cult status among fans of intelligent and challenging sci-fi and fantasy, Eden Logis a truly unique example of the genre, full of action and featuring impressively slick visuals and amazing sound design, both of which add to the film's foreboding sense of mood and atmosphere. Aremarkable feature debut, it definitely marks Franck Vestiel as a director to watch in future.
EDEN LOG (cert. 15) will be released on DVD(£12.99) by Momentum Pictureson 28th July 2008.
