Director Romain Basset’s feature-length debut HORSEHEAD is getting set to screen for potential buyers at the Cannes International Film Market, and today we scored the film’s first trippy trailer that leaves quite the impression. I’m not entirely sure what the hell I actually just watched, but it’s intriguing as hell and filled with some gnarly imagery. It definitely looks like there's a lot to this film that the trailer just barely hints at so let's hope that HORSEHEAD isn't just a case of style of substance. Check it out below and see what you think!
The film was co-written by Basset and Karim Chériguène, and stars Catriona MacColl, Murray Head, Lilly-Fleur Pointeaux, Vernon Dobtcheff, Fu'ad Ait Aattou, Gala Besson, Joe Sheridan, Emmanuel Bonami, Philippe Nahon.
Here’s what this one is about:
Since childhood, Jessica has been haunted by recurring nightmares in which she is chased by a mysterious horse-headed monster called HORSEHEAD. In the hope to find peace at last, Jessica has started studying Psychophysiology of Dreams.
Following the death of her grand-mother, Jessica reluctantly returns to the family home for the funeral. Upon her arrival, she finds out that the dead body of her ancestor is lying in the room next to hers for the duration of the wake…
Jessica falls ill after a first rough night during which she had the strangest nightmare. Stuck in bed with a high fever, the young woman decides to make good use of her lethargic state. She experiments LUCID DREAMING and aims to take control of her nightmares, a dangerous exercise from which some never recover.
Jessica wanders in her own dream-world and investigates to solve the mystery that has been gnawing at her and her family for several generations. She will also have to confront the evil HORSEHEAD one last time.