French director Pascal Laugier’s English language feature film debut The Tall Man has begun principal photography in British Columbia, Canada. Starlet Jessica Biel headlines the abduction thriller.

The official synopsis for the film reads:

Set in the town of Cold Rock, THE TALL MAN is a story of the haunting secrets that hide behind closed doors.

With children gone missing over the years leaving neither a clue nor a witness, superstitious locals talk of ‘The Tall Man,’ a legendary, mysterious dark figure who takes children away never to be seen again.

When a woman’s son is taken, the chase is on and with it the quest for answers: who is the Tall Man and what happens to the children?

Laugier is best known for his award-winning torture-flick Martyrs. Biel’s creds include Platinum Dunes remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, the Nic Cage sci-fi vehicle Next, David R. Ellis’ Cellular, David S. Goyer’s Blade: Trinity, and Neil Burger’s The Illusionist.

The Tall Man is produced by Radar Films Clement and Minds Eye Entertainment. The film wraps production on Nov. 18.