One of the most hard-hitting of the slew of New French Extremity films which slithered into being in the early Noughties, Inside (2007) is now one of the latest famous, or infamous titles to have received the Second Sight box set treatment, and we have one of these box sets to give away thanks to our friends at Aim Publicity.
For anyone not familiar with the film, here’s the lowdown: a pregnant woman (Alysson Paradis), recently bereaved of her husband and baby’s father, is faced with another brutal ordeal when she is tracked down and threatened by a mysterious, nameless woman (the incomparable Béatrice Dalle) intent on stealing her unborn child. Directed by Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury – this being one of the films which made their names as filmmakers who refuse to avert their eyes from the worst excesses of human nature – Inside still packs a hell of a punch for its intensely grisly and unrelenting assault on a pregnant mother, something which is still incredibly rare, even in horror. Sure, childbearing and childbirth are often made into subject matter for horror films, but like this? The way Bustillo and Maury did it, and the extremes they went to? Nah. Rare. This film was and is a game changer.
Anyway, before I get into one of my keynote monologues about how Béatrice Dalle is one of the most magnetic actresses in showbiz, here’s how you can win. It’s pretty straightforward: simply email the site using the title ‘Inside’ for your message, including your name and address (as ever, personal details are held on our server only until the competition is drawn, and then deleted.)
The competition will run until Monday, 5th Feb at 12:00pm (GMT), the release date, and will be drawn later that day. The winner’s details will then be passed to Aim, so that the prize can be sent out directly from them. We are only able to offer this prize to UK residents, sorry.
Good luck!