Bloodrayne: The Third Reich
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| German title | Bloodrayne: The Third Reich |
| Original title | Bloodrayne: The Third Reich |
| Country of production |
Germany United States Canada |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2010 |
| length | 76 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 18 |
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| Director | Uwe Boll |
| script | Michael Nachoff |
| production | Uwe Boll Dan Clarke Wolfgang Herold |
| music | Jessica de Rooij |
| camera | Mathias Neumann |
| cut | Charles Ladmiral |
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Bloodrayne: The Third Reich is a German-US-American-Canadian co-production by director Uwe Boll . The horror film with splatter elements is the third part of the Bloodrayne series, which is based on the computer game series of the same name . In contrast to the first two parts, the film is more based on the original and takes place during the National Socialist era .
action
Adolf Hitler has Europe firmly under control. The Nazis' extermination machinery is running at full speed. Prisoners from the occupied territories are sent to concentration camps. Nathaniel and a group of partisans offer resistance on the German Eastern Front . When they stand in the way of the Nazis and ambush a train that is on its way to Auschwitz , Rayne joins them, a dhampir , half human, half vampire . The woman is several hundred years old and has also decided to resist. Together they kill the Nazis guarding the train. However, when Rayne surrenders to Commander Ekart Brand, a mishap happens. Rayne is wounded and a splash of blood lands on the commander's face. This now also turns into a Dhampir.
Together with the mad scientist Dr. Mangler decides to kill Ekart Rayne and wipe out the resistance. Dr. Mangler, an experienced vampire researcher, wants Rayne's blood to help Hitler achieve immortality. Together, Nathaniel and Rayne set a trap. The two are captured and are to be brought to Berlin in a convoy. But the last members of the resistance hold up the convoy and in the final decisive battle Rayne is able to defeat Ekart.
Nathaniel and Rayne are now going to Berlin to stop the Nazis.
background
The film was shot in 2010 in Zagreb , Croatia . At the same time, with the same crew, but with a different lead actress, the parody Blubberella , which was published in 2011, and - somewhat offset in time - the film Auschwitz was made . Boll relied on old companions for both the actors and the crew. As with many Boll productions in the recent past, about half the script was used, but another part of the scenes was improvised on location .
The film contains several allusions to real events in the Third Reich. So is Dr. Mangler an obvious reference to Josef Mengele and is also referred to in the subtitles of the making-of as “Dr. Mengele ”. Screenwriter Michael Nachoff stated that he did not really do historical research and only followed a few facts more closely because of the authenticity. For example, the Enigma code is mentioned in a dialog . Overall, in one of the interviews enclosed with the German version, he is satisfied with the implementation of the script.
In contrast to the two previous films Bloodrayne (2005) and Bloodrayne II: Deliverance (2007), the film is more based on the original.
criticism
After works such as Darfur , 1968 Tunnel Rats and Rampage , which were rather well received by critics , his works Auschwitz , Bloodrayne III and its parody Blubberella , published in 2010 and 2011, were again largely rated as poor. Jan Hamm from Filmstarts certified the director:
“His biggest problem, bigger than his technical deficits: he confuses argument with cynical assertion. He has no interest in exploring phenomena of violence; rather, he preaches loudly with his films that people are mean by nature - only to then go to work just as mean. Symptomatic of this is the highly sexist and at best amateurishly staged genre flick "Bloodrayne: The Third Reich". "
Web links
- Bloodrayne: The Third Reich in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Making of Bloodrayne, DVD, Splendid 2010
- ↑ Interview with Michael Nachoff, DVD, Splendid 2010
- ↑ Jan Hamm: Criticism. Film releases , accessed August 6, 2011 .