'Vermin' trivia and fun facts

Reference to racism in France

Writer/director Sébastien Vanicek was looking for ideas around the discrimination faced by black and Arab-looking people in France, and that led him to spiders, which are rarely welcome in homes; whenever they're spotted, they're swatted. As everyone in the story (people and spiders) is treated like vermin by society, the title came to him naturally.

First feature of Vanicek

First feature film for director Sébastien Vanicek, who had directed a few shorts before.

Filming dates

The movie was shot in the Seine-Saint-Denis département, next to Paris, from January to early March 2022.

Authentic buildings

The visually striking buildings where the action is set have not been created for the movie; these are the Picasso arenas in Noisy-le-Grand, near Paris, designed by architect Manuel Núñez Yanowsky in the 80s.