Driftwood (2006)

Movie
German title	Driftwood
Original title	Driftwood
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	2006
length	90 minutes
Age rating	FSK 18 ; (abridged 86 min version: FSK 16)
Rod
Director	Tim Sullivan
script	Chris Kobin; Tim Sullivan
production	Robert Engelman; Chris Kobin ; Barry Levine ; Mike Richardson ; Bud S. Smith
music	William Ross
camera	Steve Adcock
cut	M. Scott Smith
occupation
	Ricky Ullman : David Forrester; Jeremy Lelliott : Noah; Connor Ross : Jonathan; Dallas Page : Doug Kennedy; Baelyn Neff : Myra; Cory Hardrict : Darryl; Shahine Ezell : Cobey; David Skyler : KC; Frankie Levangie : Boyle; Talan Torriero : Yates; Marc McClure : David's father; Lin Shaye : David's mother;

Driftwood is an American mystery thriller directed by Tim Sullivan from 2006. The director wrote the script together with producer Chris Kobin.

action

David worries his parents. Since his brother's drug death, the boy has been withdrawing more and more. Concerned that David might commit suicide, they put him in an education camp. There Captain Kennedy leads a brutal regiment. Soon the ghost of a dead boy appears to David who mysteriously died in the camp. In his visions, Jonathan tells him how he died. After attempting to escape, Jonathan was mistreated at Kennedy's command, shot by Kennedy himself and walled up in the cellar. Shortly before his death, Jonathan swore revenge. Although David suffers from the reprisals of the head of the institution, he keeps rebelling. He even manages to grab Kennedy's weapon and humiliates him with the pistol at the ready, as he usually did with his charges. It remains to be seen whether he will ultimately kill him.

Background information

The director chose a juvenile prison as a location that was previously used in the film Mateo .

The budget of Driftwood was probably quite low, explains Tim Sullivan in the audio commentary on the DVD, which has been available in stores since October 24, 2008.

The film premiered on October 20, 2006 at the International Horror Film Festival in Los Angeles.

Film music

Perfect World - James Intveld
Somewhere down the Road - James Intveld
Cryin 'over you - James Intveld
What About You - James Intveld
Wild Places - James Intveld
2 Way Radio - The Devil Roosevelt
River Run Dry - Brian Houser
Set Me Free - Split Window
Fall - Immaculate Mess

Source: IMDb

criticism

The lexicon of international films praises the thriller as " excellently staged " and " brilliantly played ". The author notices the lack of the blood baths that are otherwise common in horror films.

Web links

Driftwood in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Driftwood in the online movie database

Individual evidence

^ Driftwood (2006) - Trivia. In: IMDb . Retrieved March 7, 2019 .
^ Renatus Töpke: Failures. In: kino-zeit.de. October 24, 2008, accessed March 7, 2019 .
^ Driftwood (2006) - Release Info. In: IMDb . Retrieved March 7, 2019 .
↑ Driftwood (2006) - Soundtracks. In: IMDb . Retrieved March 7, 2019 (source for film music).
↑ Driftwood. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .

[1] Driftwood (2006) - Trivia. In: IMDb . Retrieved March 7, 2019 .

[2] Renatus Töpke: Failures. In: kino-zeit.de. October 24, 2008, accessed March 7, 2019 .

[3] Driftwood (2006) - Release Info. In: IMDb . Retrieved March 7, 2019 .

[4] Driftwood (2006) - Soundtracks. In: IMDb . Retrieved March 7, 2019 (source for film music).

[5] Driftwood. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .