Cold Prey - Ice Cold Death
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Cold Prey - Ice Cold Death |
| Original title | Fritt vilt |
| Country of production | Norway |
| original language | Norwegian |
| Publishing year | 2006 |
| length | 97 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Roar Uthaug |
| script |
Thomas Moldestad , Roar Uthaug |
| production |
Magne Lyngner , Martin Sundland |
| music | Magnus Beite |
| camera | Daniel Voldheim |
| cut | Jon Endre Mørk |
| occupation | |
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Cold Prey - Eiskalter Tod (Original title: Fritt Vilt ) is a Norwegian horror film from 2006. It was released on October 13, 2006. In 2008, the sequel was released with the title Cold Prey 2 Resurrection - Colder than Death ( Fritt vilt II ). The third part, Cold Prey III - The Beginning ( Fritt Vilt III , also known as FV III for short ) was released in Norwegian cinemas in 2010 and concluded - as a prequel to the other two films - the Cold Prey trilogy completed by the third film from.
action
Five young snowboarders ride off the beaten track in the mountains of Jotunheimen . But the fun ends abruptly when Morten Tobias breaks his leg in an accident. His friends discover an abandoned hotel nearby where they are treating the injured man. Since their car is too far away, they decide to spend the night there. Eirik activates the generator in the basement and thus provides light. Otherwise, however, there is nothing to indicate that people were recently in the building. The suspicion is confirmed when Jannicke leafed through the guest book. The last entry dates from 1975 and the text confuses the young guests: “We hope that your son will be found soon.” There is also a photo of the Brath family of three.
During the night, Mikal tries to get intimate with his girlfriend Ingunn, which she refuses. Frustrated, Mikal sits down at the counter and consumes alcohol. Meanwhile, an unknown man breaks into Ingunn's room and kills her with an ice pick. The others have no idea of this cruel act when Eirik leaves the hotel in the morning to get help. However, he does not get very far because he finds traces of blood that lead him to Ingunn's corpse, which has been deposited in the snow. The murderer hiding not far from it knocks him down from behind. Meanwhile, Mikal regrets his argument with Ingunn and wants to bring breakfast to her room, but she doesn't answer. Some time later, Jannicke looks after her again and discovers a pool of blood in the room. The young people panic, not least due to the fact that in a room next to the generator they find several modern ski equipment, keys, jewelry and press reports about the Brath family's missing boy and the hotel.
On the run from the murderer, Jannicke, Mikal and Morten hide in one of the hotel rooms. But the killer threatens to break the door, which is why Mikal flees through the window. Outside, Mikal gets stuck in an animal trap , whereupon the killer breaks his neck. Jannicke and Morten watch the murder from the window in horror. Then they hide in a pantry. Despite Morten's protests, Jannicke went to the door shortly to get sledges and skis from a shed. Instead, she comes back with a rifle that contains exactly one cartridge. In the room with the generator they discover to their surprise Eirik, who is still alive but cannot move. Jannicke decides to lure the murderer into the trap and shoot him. They manage to lure the murderer into the room and barricade the door. But Eirik is still in the room. When they both open the door to shoot the murderer, however, Eirik holds him in front of him. Morten can still knock the rifle to the side, so that the shot goes wrong. The stranger immediately hits Eirik with an ice ax in the back. Thereupon Morten says goodbye to the shocked Jannicke and urges her to flee from the cellar. In the subsequent fight with the murderer, Morten falls defenseless to him. Even while trying to escape on skis, Jannicke is knocked down by the murderer who suddenly appears out of the darkness.
Jannicke wakes up the next morning and realizes that she and the corpses are on a sledge that the murderer is pulling behind him to a crevasse . She finds a small cutter in Morten's pocket, which Morten had previously taken from the basement of the hotel, but immediately pretends to be dead again until the last corpse of her four friends has been thrown into the crack. When the perpetrator prepares to take her, she manages to injure him with the knife. In a subsequent fight, she can fatally injure him with the nearby pickaxe and finally push him down the slope herself. As she looks down, the background of the story becomes clear to the viewer. The murderer is the missing boy who was pushed into the depths by his own parents, but survived and subsequently took revenge on people who passed by in the hotel because of his mental injuries.
Reviews
“The well-known concept [...] is implemented less blood-splattered than in the last American contributions to the genre. The emphasis here is more on suspense, thrill and atmosphere. And so this Norwegian contribution, which also scores with a good young cast, is a pleasant change. "
The basic story structure is the same as you'll find in 500 different slasher flicks, but just like a familiar meal always tastes good when you toss a few new spices into the mix, Cold Prey benefits from an exotic locale, a handful of unexpectedly well-drawn characters, and a very stylish directorial style.
“The base story is the same as found in 500 different slasher films, but just as a familiar dish always tastes good when you add a few new spices, Cold Prey benefits from an exotic setting, a handful of unexpectedly well-drawn characters and a very stylish directorial style. "
"Cold Prey - Eiskalter Tod is an exciting, uncompromising slasher with breathtaking nature shots, who follows the conventions of the genre and makes the best of it."
production
All of the recordings were shot in the Jotunheimen Mountains, the location of the film. Leirvassbu Fjellstue , which is located near the village of Lom (in the province of Oppland ) , served as the backdrop for the remote mountain hotel that can be seen in the film . The film team's equipment, which weighed around 20 tons, had to be transported by helicopter to the location at an altitude of 2,000 m .
success
Although conceived as a low budget production , Cold Prey became one of the most successful Norwegian films of all time. Despite manageable advertising expenditure, over 55,000 cinema tickets were redeemed on the weekend of the release. At the time, it was the fourth most successful theatrical release of a Norwegian film and the most successful of the year. In total, over 260,000 people saw Cold Prey in Norwegian cinemas.
Soundtrack
The film soundtrack includes titles by Norwegian pop singers such as Kirsti Sparboe and Wencke Myhre as well as pieces by the rock bands BigBang and Turbonegro . The Norwegian group Bloodlights also contributed the song One Eye Open , for which a music video with scenes from the film was also marketed.
Web links
- Cold Prey - Ice-cold death in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for Cold Prey - Ice Cold Death . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , September 2007 (PDF; test number: 111 472 DVD).
- ↑ Markus Klingbeil: Cold Prey - Eiskalter Tod. Filmfuchs.de, August 3, 2007, accessed November 14, 2009 .
- ^ Scott Weinberg: Cold Prey - Ice Cold Death. Fearnet.com, November 5, 2007, accessed November 14, 2009 .
- ↑ Arthur Awanesjan: Film review Cold Prey - Eiskalter Tod (2006). Filmfutter.com, July 29, 2013, accessed September 13, 2018 .
- ↑ no: Leirvassbu
- ↑ “Behind the Scenes” - entry on the official film homepage ( memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Dagbladet article, October 13, 2008
- ^ Dagbladet article, October 9, 2008
- ↑ Movie soundtrack on IMDb.com
