Fornacis

Nov 1, 2018

1h 23m

★ 0.0

Overview

Anya, a mourning woman, drives to the unknown in her vintage car, a 1961 Facel Vega. Her only traveling companion is a mysterious urn. Consumed by sadness and loneliness, Anya falls into a confused world, where the memories of her lover, Frida, and her fantasies are blended. In the middle of the night, Anya decides to make a stop at the FORNACIS, a godforsaken dive bar, to get some rest. In this atypical cellar, she meets Wolf. The two lost souls get along immediately, the night belongs to them for only few hours...

Genres

Horror

Romance

Mystery

Fornacis Trailers

Cast

Anya

Aurélia Mengin

Frida

Anna D'Annunzio

Child of the forest

Alexandre Billaudaz

Child of the forest

Aliénor Billaudaz

Wolf

Emmanuel Bonami

Lover

Vincent Bouyer

Lover

Sylvère Chartier

Bar costumer

Jean-Marie Georget

Bar costumer

Patrice Luquet

Owner of the Fornacis Bar

Philippe Nahon

Bar costumer

Jean-Claude Sébastien

Bar costumer

Vincent Mengin-Lecreulx

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