Among The Living is another outstanding edition to the French Extreme Horror movement directed by the same team that created Inside and Livid, Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury. However, what sets this film apart from the other films released by the duo is that it focuses on the children's point of view, which feels very Stephen King or Spielberg-esque. Before we're introduced to the kids that will carry this film, the first scene opens in a very French extreme way. I won't spoil anything, but as soon as the door opens revealing a pregnant woman and her drunk husband...you have a good guess of where this is going to go in the end.

It's subtlety implied that the husband was exposed to some chemicals during his time as a soldier and now his child was born deformed or just different in some way. The subtlety of this scene needs to be applauded. It's never reveled why his son is different or how exactly it happened. The only clues we pick up are from are the husband watching a documentary on the subject of chemical weapons and the dog tags around his neck. Other than that, it's left for the audience to piece together. The scene ends on an intense and bloody note with the father and son choosing to hide out, in fear that his son will be dissected and experimented on.