The restrained story centers on Simon (Jean-Luc Couchard), a factory worker who lives in an isolated farm with his severely disfigured bedridden sister Estelle far away from the society. He cares for his sister while preparing for the awaited arrival of mysterious "those up there" who just might be the siblings' salvation. Simon is plagued with guilt and depression and keeps the secret hope deep in his flesh of saving his sister by freeing her from earthly gravity. He will soon discover that this is not what it seems to be and conceals a dark and macabre truth. Visually the film is one of the most stunning in recent memory, we are seized from these first moments by its aesthetic which evokes the scenes close to that of David Lynch films, the cinematography of Antoine Carpentier is simply sublime. The idea of insidious contamination of body and mind is at the heart of the film. The director plays with the expectations and the psychology of the spectator, primal fears, fear of disease, madness (and also ET creatures in the process) and the atmosphere is carried by a shadowy external photography and a powerful cinematography whose use of lights transforms the vastness of the setup into a sum of little closed places, conveying the disturbing feeling of a suffocating paranoia. Quarxx operates a delicate stylistic transition, in our eyes successful, more flamboyant summoning the spirit of the films of the Lynch or a Cronenberg. If New French Extremity techniques between Cronenberg and Lovecraft to raise the tension, helped by an anxious sound-design he also knows how to turn this "old-school" approach against the spectator with shock scenes whose impact comes from the fact that the camera does not don't turn away.

I mentioned in the early paragraph the atmosphere of the film and, no pun intended, it's indeed the key element that drives the film. The atmosphere is so intense that we don't need to be scared, because we constantly keep our guard up, it's the kind of situations so calm we know something will happen. If you like horror films to be clear and unambiguous, you won't have much fun here, as " All the Gods in the Sky " reveals a different result to almost every viewer. This French gem fits many genres into one film, and it pays off in the end.

I noticed that this movie is not easy to find, but luckily, I caught it on TV, and I have mixed feelings about it.

It is the director's feature movie debut (he did make a few short ones), so I can say I am pretty impressed with how he handled the situation.

The plot is quite unusual, which is the biggest reason why I was attracted to watch this movie. I am not going to tell you what is all about, you can get that from other reviewers or synopsis, but I am going to give you my verdict.

I liked it overall, even though there are some major holes in the story. On the other hand, that is normal for someone who never made a feature movie before.

The director's idea to put Melanie Gaydos in the lead female role turned out to be a massive hit because she fitted in perfectly. Btw, that is not a mask or a makeup, she has a genetic disorder and that is her actual look.

Jean-Luc Couchard is excellent as a psychotic and paranoid person who is dealing with guilt all his life.

And perhaps the most pleasant surprise is young actress Zelie Rixhon. If she continues with acting, she will definitely become a major star.

I can see more good stuff incoming from this guy (Quarxx)!

This is a dark, unflinching look at guilt and abuse. The trauma of a childhood accident has pushed Simon, now in his early 30s, to the edge of madness. Caring for his sister who carries the physical scars, he is almost equally debilitated by the psychological toll it has taken on him. His grasp on reality becoming more tenuous, is what he is experiencing a genuine escape or just the last vestiges of sanity slipping away ? It is a gruelling watch, with a mixture of body horror, violence and an underlying tradegy at a loss of childhood inocenents. Sometimes muddled with too many story themes it still maintains a dark fascination to the very end.