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Director: Jonathan Bensimon
Cast: Emile Hirsch, Justin Long, Kevin Connolly, Émilie Bierre
A gruesome death. A sealed-off high school. Something crawling beneath the skin. When a student’s terrifying breakdown shocks a classroom, an almost invisible parasite spreads through the halls, instantly twisting teens into maniacs. Locked inside with no escape, students and staff spiral into violence and hysteria. Amid the chaos, Principal Van struggles to maintain control, drowning his anxiety in alcohol before losing his grip on reality – and his head. Burned-out science teacher Mr. Shanker steps up as the only adult trying to make sense of the madness, uncovering traces of a government experiment gone wrong. Outside the quarantined halls, Detective Sikorski races to contain the outbreak before it consumes the entire town. The real horror isn’t what’s under your skin – it’s what it makes you do.
Critical Reception & Ratings
Lice, directed by Jonathan Bensimon, is a comedic horror film that has received a mixed critical reception. With its premise of a parasite outbreak leading to student violence and chaos, the film has not yet received any major awards or accolades, but its IMDb rating of 5.7 and Rotten Tomatoes score indicate a somewhat divided audience response.
Why you might like this:
For fans of genre-blending horror-comedy, Lice directed by Jonathan Bensimon offers a wickedly funny and unsettling ride. Starring Emile Hirsch, Justin Long, and Kevin Connolly, this film artfully combines visceral body horror with biting social satire as a mysterious parasite spreads through a high school, triggering violent chaos.
Lice is an upcoming American horror film written by Anthony Musella and Shaun Harris, directed by Jonathan Bensimon and starring Emile Hirsch, Justin Long and Kevin Connolly. It is Bensimon’s feature directorial debut and based on an original concept by Connolly. The film is produced by Kevin Connolly and Patrick Marino's Action Park Media, marking the company's first feature film production.
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