Djinns is a French film written and directed by Hugues Martin and Sandra Martin. It stars Saïd Taghmaoui

Saïd Taghmaoui

Saïd Taghmaoui is a French actor and screenwriter. One of his defining screen roles was that of Saïd in the award winning 1995 French film La Haine directed by Mathieu Kassovitz...

, Cyril Raffaelli

Cyril Raffaelli

Cyril Raffaelli is a French traceur, martial artist and stuntman.-Biography:Utilizing shotokan karate and wushu, Raffaelli has been a regular in films with Luc Besson and David Belle, the latter being a friend of his.-Filmography:...

 and Aurélien Wiik

Aurélien Wiik

Aurélien Wiik is a French actor. He is the son of a Norwegian father and of the French actress Françoise Deldick.-Acting career:...

.

Cast

• Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet
  Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet
  Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet is a French actor.-Theatrical:Between 1998 and 2002, he was a member of the choir at the Opéra National de Paris.-Movie:...
  
   as Michel
• Thierry Frémont
  Thierry Frémont
  Thierry Frémont is a French actor. He has appeared in over 65 films and television shows since 1984. He starred in the 1991 film Fortune Express, which was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival.-Selected filmography:...
  
   as Vacard
• Saïd Taghmaoui
  Saïd Taghmaoui
  Saïd Taghmaoui is a French actor and screenwriter. One of his defining screen roles was that of Saïd in the award winning 1995 French film La Haine directed by Mathieu Kassovitz...
  
   as Aroui
• Cyril Raffaelli
  Cyril Raffaelli
  Cyril Raffaelli is a French traceur, martial artist and stuntman.-Biography:Utilizing shotokan karate and wushu, Raffaelli has been a regular in films with Luc Besson and David Belle, the latter being a friend of his.-Filmography:...
  
   as Louvier
• Aurélien Wiik
  Aurélien Wiik
  Aurélien Wiik is a French actor. He is the son of a Norwegian father and of the French actress Françoise Deldick.-Acting career:...
  
   as Saria
• Stéphane Debac as Durieux
• Matthias Van Khache as Malovitch
• Grégory Quidel as Max
• Emmanuel Bonami as Ballant
• Omar Lotfi as Kamel
• Raouïa Harand as Daouïa
• Stéphan Wojtowicz
• Karim Saidi as Soldier
• Pierre Troestler as Pilote de l'avion
• Nicolas Carpentier as Agent secret

Production

The French production was shot entirely in Morocco

Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...

. Nicolas Duvauchelle

Nicolas Duvauchelle

Nicolas Duvauchelle is a French actor.-Biography:Duvauchelle starred in numerous movies including Lightweight, À tout de suite and Le Grand Meaulnes...

 was originally casted for the project in December 2007 but was replaced by Saïd Taghmaoui

Saïd Taghmaoui

Saïd Taghmaoui is a French actor and screenwriter. One of his defining screen roles was that of Saïd in the award winning 1995 French film La Haine directed by Mathieu Kassovitz...

 as Aroui on 20 January 2009. Djinns was directed and based on a screenplay by Hugues and his wife Sandra. Caroline Adrian, Antoine Rein and Fabrice Goldstein produced for Delante Films.

Release

Djinns was premiered in France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

on 11 August 2010 and had its French theatrical release on the same day. It was released in the UK in cinemas as Stranded on 31 August 2010. The US release over SND is currently unknown.