Sam Was Here
Directed by Christophe Deroo
Sam’s having a bad trip home. There’s nobody at any rest stops, and his wife won’t take his calls. When his car breaks down, Sam steps out and sees a strange red light in the sky. Things quickly go from bad to worse when masked maniacs soon start hunting him, insisting that he’s a killer who’s been menacing locals. As Sam struggles to repel his attackers, he must unravel the mystery of what’s happening to him before it’s too late. Like an episode of “Black Mirror” if it was directed by the spawn of David Lynch and Rob Zombie, SAM WAS HERE traps viewers inside a gruesome waking nightmare from which there is no escape. A SHUDDER EXCLUSIVE
A traveler is hunted by locals after his car breaks down in a mysterious area.
Cast: Rusty Joiner, Sigrid La Chapelle, Rhoda Pell
Member Reviews
Classic wrong place, wrong time story. There is one particular theory in the reviews that I agree with, otherwise the red light would mean absolutely nothing.
Two things right off the bat: I liked this movie a lot; not sure I fully understand what happened. About half way through I thought I had it fully figured out (no spoilers here, I was wrong)- he inadvertently killed his child and created his own hell to live in. As I was singing my own praises and admiring how great a plot it was, turns out I was dead wrong. Again, not 100% sure I get it, but F me it was fun to watch. And for the Re-Re’s who have a limited mental capacity- sometimes you have to watch a plot develop. If a dead orphan jumps out of every possessed priest it would become boring. Let horror absorb you in a dark, methodical way. You’ll
Great! Watched countless times, love it. My favorite film on Shudder.
If you enjoyed Black Mirror’s White Bear episode, you’ll enjoy this film. Thought-provoking and well-paced, La Chapelle’s small performance was wonderfully choreographed, and Rusty Joiner carried the movie as its one-member cast. A fantastic score and some good-looking splatter tipped this film into good graces for me. Worth a watch on Thriller night!
Much more style than substance, but the movie does the style well. While there’s really no story or character development to speak of, what is here is good. The movie is shot well. The sound design is top tier, with an excellent score, great radio voices, and splatters that are perfectly squishy. When a movie pretty much only has one character in it, that actor really carries the whole movie on their back, and Rusty Joiner does a good job. I also appreciate the brevity of the film, coming in at shorter than an hour and a half.