Cold in July

Movie
German title	Cold in July
Original title	Cold in July
Country of production	United States , France
original language	English
Publishing year	2014
length	109 minutes
Age rating	FSK 18
Rod
Director	Jim Mickle
script	Joe R. Lansdale (novel), ; Nick Damici , ; Jim Mickle
production	Linda Moran , ; Rene Bastian , ; Adam Folk , ; Marie Savare
music	Jeff Grace
camera	Ryan Samul
cut	John Paul Horstmann , ; Jim Mickle
occupation
	Michael C. Hall : Richard Dane; Don Johnson : Jim Bob Luke; Sam Shepard : Ben Russel; Vinessa Shaw : Ann Dane; Wyatt Russell : Freddy Russel; Nick Damici : Ray Price; Lanny Flaherty : Jack Crow;
synchronization

Cold in July is a US-American - French feature film of director Jim Mickle from the year 2014 . It is the film adaptation of the novel of the same name by the writer Joe R. Lansdale . The leading roles are Michael C. Hall , Don Johnson and Sam Shepard .

action

The story takes place in a small Texas town in the late 1980s .

Richard Dane surprises the gangster Freddy Russel, who broke into his house and shoots him in self-defense. As a result, Dane and his family are threatened by Freddy's father, Ben Russell, who has just been released from prison. After breaking into the Danes' house, Russel escapes, but is arrested by the police.

When Dane is later at the police station, he accidentally sees a wanted poster from Freddy Russel and realizes that this is not the man he killed. He talks about it with Sheriff Price, who doesn't believe him and says that he must be wrong. Dane finds no peace and calls the sheriff at night to talk to him again. When Price first put him off and lets himself be denied when he calls again, Dane drives to the sheriff's office. There he sees Price and other police officers driving away in a car with the arrested Ben Russel. He follows them and watches as the officers stun Russel and lay him on a railroad track to murder him and fake an accidental death. At the last moment he rescues the unconscious from an approaching train and takes him to a forest hut that he inherited from his father.

Dane explains to Russel that he didn't kill his son and that the police only claimed that the intruder was Freddy in order to lure Ben into a trap. However, he is only convinced when the two dig up the buried body again, which is not Freddy. Russell asks his friend, private investigator Jim Bob Luke, for help. He finds out that Freddy worked for the Dixie Mafia and is now in the witness protection program because he testified against the Mafia. Nevertheless, Luke can find Freddy's place of residence and the three men make their way to Freddy.

Outside Freddy's house they have a car accident with a friend of Freddy's. Jim Bob finds dozens of video cassettes in the trunk , which he takes with him. These are snuff films that show how Freddy and his friend murder women in an extremely brutal way. After seeing the footage, Ben decides to kill his own son. Richard and Jim Bob want to help him. They are spying on Freddy and want to intercept him in the evening after he comes home from work in his video store . A car with several men and a woman gets in their way. Freddy and his friend drive off with the others. Richard, Jim Bob and Ben realize that the woman should be the next murder victim and follow them. The showdown takes place in a lonely house where Freddy's video studio is located . The three are shot, but can shoot any gangster. In the end, Ben kills his son with a headshot . However, he was fatally hit by himself and died shortly afterwards.

background

Cold in July was shot in Kingston , New York . The world premiere took place on January 18, 2014 as part of the Sundance Film Festival . In the United States, the film came to the May 23, 2014 cinemas . It was shown for the first time in Germany on August 27, 2014 at the Fantasy Film Festival and was released on March 5, 2015 on DVD and Blu-ray Disc .

synchronization

Cold in July was dubbed by Berliner Synchron and the dialogue was directed by Dieter B. Gerlach , who also wrote the dialogue book .

actor	German speaker	role
Michael C. Hall	Dennis Schmidt-Foss	Richard Dane
Don Johnson	Reent Reins	Jim Bob Luke
Sam Shepard	Frank Glaubrecht	Ben Russel
Vinessa Shaw	Antje von der Ahe	Ann Dane
Wyatt Russell	Leonhard Mahlich	Freddy Russel
Nick Damici	Peter Reinhardt	Ray Price

reception

According to the Rotten Tomatoes film website , 85 percent of the 110 film reviews examined left a positive rating .

“Exciting thriller that unfolds a gripping threat scenario at the beginning. In the second half, however, the film turns into a bloody action thriller with an unbelievable change in the main character and loses its impact. "

- Film service