646f9e108c An end of the world battle between gangsters, cops and zombies. When detective Mathias Rivoallan is found murdered by the gang led by the Nigerian Markudi, detectives Jimenez, Aurore, Ouessem and Tony decide to revenge the death of his friend. The vigilantes plot bloodshed, executing Markudi, his brother Bola (Doudou Masta) and the other gangsters in the abandoned building where they are gathered. However, things go wrong when the watchman arrives and the violent gang subdues the quartet and tortures them. Meanwhile, the lookouts of the gang hear explosions, sirens and the weird sound of the rabble. a very good french zombie film. It ticks all the boxes and has enough gore and dark humor for 'zombie' and horror fans. A cult film that is well acted, shot and is so much more fun than Dawn of the Dead style Hollywood films. <br/><br/>PLOT - a gang in a high rise flat are busted by undercover police. When the gang kill one of the cops it all goes wrong. Cue hundreds of zombies, weapons and hack and slash survival gore (with sick humor thrown in). Oh and of course there is the old clichéd 'has been bitten' rows. <br/><br/>Don't take it seriously and enjoy this mindless zombie survival fest, in a council tower block. It is like a French version of 28 Days Later.<br/><br/>Like Zombies? Bored? Try THE HORD :) Not recommended for fans of typical zombie films. <br/><br/>Recommended for those who have been waiting for an independent horror film which does not simply make fun of the genre. <br/><br/>A team of angry Parisian police officers vow revenge against a gang lead by two Nigerian brothers who have recently killed a friend of theirs. They lead a seemingly suicidal, unsanctioned, raid on the gang's compound and are almost immediately captured. As the torture, interrogation, and killing of police slowly reaches an apex, it becomes apparent that the cops and gangsters should probably be the least of each other's worries. Inexplicably, zombies are destroying civilization, and Paris is burning. Don't be fooled by the complete absurdity of this premise. The Horde, though redolent with the usual genre-defining campiness and cliché, is not a self-parody, and does not bother to explain itself. <br/><br/>Aside from Mr. Romero's more serious efforts, I have rarely seen a zombie film which was created with the level of TLC that went into The Horde. Most of the characters actually have their own personalities and the acting is good. The script is, though predictable, a lot less absurd than the usual horror film, and never insults your intelligence. Though the film is not utterly humorless, it stops well short of comedy, and carries its plot admirably. The visual effects and choreography are excellent. Claude Perron's fight scenes are especially entertaining. This zombie flick has only been released in a cut version in France, neither the DVD nor the Blu-ray contain the Uncut Version. Right at the beginning three long scenes featuring the character of Jimenez were left out: two on the cemetery and the following one in the alley showing Jimenez beating up a guy. There's no real explanation for deleting this scenes but they can be seen in the bonus material of the French DVD/BD.