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French horror film Vermines uses spiders to explore fear and prejudice
Vermines, a French horror film by Sébastien Vaniček, was shown for the first time on France 2 on 11 October 2026.
It is set in an apartment building in Noisy-le-Grand, where Kaleb, who collects exotic animals, accidentally lets a venomous spider escape.
The residents then struggle to survive as the spiders spread through the building.
The film uses spiders as a metaphor for people who are feared and rejected because of how they look or where they come from.
Its message is not to portray spiders as monsters, but to question intolerance and encourage respect for animals.
Arachnologist Christine Rollard says spiders are mostly harmless to people.
The film was made with real spiders, and the director said their welfare was carefully protected during filming.
French horror film Vermines uses a venomous spider to explore fear, intolerance and prejudice.
The film follows residents of an apartment building in Noisy-le-Grand after a spider escapes.
Director Sébastien Vaniček said he connected the spider’s treatment to xenophobia and intolerance.
The film was made with real spiders, which the crew returned to a vivarium when they became tired.
Arachnologist Christine Rollard said spiders are generally harmless to humans.
Vermines was shown for the first time on France 2 on 11 October 2026.
- Who
- Director Sébastien Vaniček made Vermines, which stars Théo Christine, Finnegan Oldfield, Jérôme Niel, Sofia Lesaffre and Lisa Nyarko.
- What
- The French horror film uses a spider outbreak to explore fear and prejudice.
- When
- It first aired on France 2 on 11 October 2026.
- Where
- The story is set in an apartment building in Noisy-le-Grand.
- Why
- Vaniček said the spider symbolizes intolerance and the rejection of people who are treated as if they do not belong.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The symbolism of xenophobia, of intolerance, was there.
Spiders that are deadly to humans do not exist.
There is a deeply animalist message about animal protection in this film.
Vermines was released in cinemas, according to Allociné.
The film was shown for the first time on France 2.
- Director
- Sébastien Vaniček
- Setting
- An apartment building in Noisy-le-Grand
- First France 2 broadcast
- 11 October 2026
- Spiders used during filming
- 200–250
- Arachnologist quoted
- Christine Rollard
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