Draft:Hostile (2017 film)

Hostile is a French post-apocalyptic horror film directed by Mathieu Turi, released in 2017. The film premiered in Germany at the Fantasy Filmfest White Nights at the end of January 2018 and was released on DVD, Blu-ray, and on streaming by Splendid Film on April 27, 2018.

Plot
"Hostile" is set in a post-apocalyptic world where Earth has been ravaged by a devastating epidemic, and only a few people have survived this catastrophic apocalypse.

The young protagonist Juliette is one of these survivors. She fights daily in search of food and shelter for bare survival. Additionally, eerie and threatening creatures emerge at night, from which she must protect herself.

After a car accident in the desert, where Juliette breaks her leg, she must endure a night against hunger, thirst, pain, and another terror of the night. She is tormented by a creature that she simply cannot contend with. There are constant attacks against her, including an attempt to set the light-shy being on fire, which fails.

She often thinks back to her past in New York City. Coming from poor circumstances and addicted to drugs, she meets the gallery owner Jack, and they fall in love, starting a new life together. However, after her pregnancy, she has a stillbirth, leading the lovers to despair and part ways. After a suspected gas terror attack, they find themselves in the hospital together. Unable to speak anymore, he expresses his love to her with a writing board. Later, he is taken from the room, which leaves Juliet in despair.

In the post-apocalyptic world, Juliet is now out of bullets. As the creature draws closer, she recognizes Jack within it. She embraces him, saying, "I love you," then takes the gun and aims it at his head.

Reception
"The brief interruptions [...] prove that the still-young director has mastered his craft. The way he uses the red and white of the tail and headlights of the wrecked car to set light moods, moves the camera, cuts at the right moments, and chooses shots that do not fully reveal his monster for a long time, is remarkable. [...] Ultimately, with Turi's debut, the beauty lies in between."