Islands

May 21, 2017

0h 23m

★ 4.1

Overview

A sexual reverie unfolds over the course of one ethereal night. Characters wander through an erotic maze of love and lust, blurring the lines between wet dream and lucid nightmare as a macabre, erotic stage performance sends a ripple of lustful desires through its audience and performers.

Genres

Drama

Fantasy

Horror

Romance

Production Companies

Ecce Films

Islands Trailers

Cast

Circé

Sarah-Megan Allouch

La jeune fille

Mathilde Mennetrier

Le garçon

Alphonse Maitrepierre

Le monstre

Romain Merle

Simon

Simone Thiébaut

Nassim

Thomas Ducasse

Un branleur

Félix Maritaud

Un branleur

Pierre-Ange Carlotti

Un branleur

Roméo Husquin

Un branleur

Valentin Langlais

Un branleur

Henri-Pierre Lecluse

Un branleur

Mathis Porcel

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