During daylight, an army of living dead begin pouring out of cemeteries around the world. At a local town council meeting in France, officials discuss the logistics of sheltering these refugees from beyond, many of whom end up in Red Cross tents. As the phenomena develops, unexpected reunions occur, but as individuals struggle with these macabre homecomings, the dead begin to behave strangely...
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Série Noire
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Themroc
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Le Mépris
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