Shudder continues to bring us great horror and thriller movies and I have not seen one bad movie that bears their logo. This one is no exception. This French movie is set in Africa where a trio of mercenaries saved a Mexican drug dealer from military putsch in Guinea Bissau. They travel to remote compound based by Saloum river in Senegal. There they try to recuperate and get gasoline for further escape to Dakar, but things are not what they seem.

Well, this movie is great for three reasons. First, it is filmed beautifully, exteriors are so fantastic, it just looks fantastic. The second are characters which are carefully written and I love the main storyline about mercenaries boss Chaka and his focus on having revenge for the past. Also, the movie touches themes about modern slavery in Africa, child soldiers and child molestation. Third, I love how movies suddenly twists from war torn thriller to Carpenter inspired horror about a group of people trapped in a compound trying to survive and get free being surrounded. The ending is bittersweet, kind of almost poetic but sad in lots of ways. This is a superb movie and possible one of the best Shudder releases that came out this year.