La Horde (2009) Directed by Yannick Dahan, Benjamin Rocher
Action / Horror / Thriller
aka: The Horde
Film Synopsis
To avenge the killing of one of their colleagues, a party of Parisian
cops launch an all-out attack on a social housing block. Armed
gangsters have barricaded themselves in and a fierce battle
ensues. In the mayhem, an army of zombies appears, so the crooks
and the cops have no option but to cooperate if they are to survive...
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