Flatliners (2017)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Flatliners |
| Original title | Flatliners |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2017 |
| length | 110 minutes |
| Age rating |
FSK 16 JMK 14 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Niels Arden Oplev |
| script | Ben Ripley |
| production |
Laurence Mark , Michael Douglas , Peter Safran |
| music | Nathan Barr |
| camera | Eric Kress |
| cut | Tom Elkins |
| occupation | |
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Flatliners is a science fiction film by Niels Arden Oplev that was released in US cinemas on September 29, 2017 and in German cinemas a day later. It is a remake of the film Flatliners - Today is a Beautiful Day to Die from 1990 and, like this one, is based on a script by Peter Filardi , which was adapted for the new edition by Ben Ripley .
action
A group of medical students around the young Courtney Holmes want to solve the mystery of whether there is life after death. In order to experience near-death experiences, the prospective young doctors can be briefly put into a death-like state with the help of a defibrillator , in which their heart function shows a zero line ("flatline"). After a few minutes, the test subject is resuscitated by the other students. Besides Courtney, these are Marlo, Sophia and Jamie. In addition, the medical ace Ray is there, who refuses to have his own flatlining experience. After the resuscitation, all four test persons reported euphoria and indescribable feelings of happiness in the state of death. Changes can also be noticed in real life, so Courtney can suddenly play the piano perfectly again after 12 years and has mastered the lecture material like no other.
At the same time, however, the four are haunted by visions of previously experienced tragedies. Courtney had a car accident 9 years ago in which her little sister Tessa was killed - now she has flashbacks of Tessa. Marlo keeps seeing a man named Cyrus Gudgeon, whose death she caused in the hospital due to carelessness. Jamie pursues a former high school sweetheart whom he accidentally impregnated and then abandoned, and Sophia sees a girl from her former class whom she shared nude photos of in order to ruin her reputation.
The visions keep getting stronger until Courtney even gets knocked off the roof of her house by her vision of Tessa and dies. Marlo, Sophia, Jamie and Ray realize that there is no other way to end the visions than to get rid of the guilt of their past. So Sophia seeks out the girl from her class and apologizes for her actions, which she accepts. Jamie meets the girl he got pregnant and finds out that he now has a son. He promises to be there for them from now on and even plans to move especially for that. Only Marlo fails to admit her mistake to the dean for fear of ruining her career as a doctor. After experiencing cruel visions again, Marlo decides to kill herself with the defibrillator. The others manage to revive Marlo just in time. Marlo then reports to the dean about her incorrect treatment and the falsification of the autopsy report. Contrary to her fears, however, she will not be de-registered, but only placed on probation.
At the end of the film, the four of them spend the evening in a bar where they used to party with Courtney. A piano piece is played in the background, which Courtney had also played after her first flatlining experience.
production
The film is a remake of the film Flatliners - Today is a Nice Day to Die by Joel Schumacher from 1990. Like this film, it is based on a script by Peter Filardi , which was adapted by Ben Ripley for the reprint.
Kiefer Sutherland , who already starred in the 1990 film, is also involved in the remake and this time takes on the role of Dr. Barry Wolfson. Doctors-to-be, Courtney, Marlo, Sophia, Jamie and Ray, who have a near death experience, are played by Ellen Page , Nina Dobrev , Kiersey Clemons , James Norton and Diego Luna .
Filming took place in the Canadian cities of Oakville , Cambridge and Toronto . In Toronto, the local Pinewood Studios in Port Lands, Humber Bay Park and in early July 2016 in downtown Toronto, where filming began. Shooting ended on September 7, 2016.
The score was composed by Nathan Barr . The soundtrack for the film includes 22 pieces of music and was released on September 29, 2017.
A first trailer for the film was released in June 2017. In the USA, the film was shown for the first time on September 27, 2017 at the ACE Hotel in Los Angeles. After a theatrical release was originally planned for August 18, 2017, the film was released in US cinemas on September 29, 2017 and in German cinemas on November 30, 2017.
reception
Age rating
In Germany the film is FSK 12 . The statement of reasons for the release states: “The story of trauma and dealing with one's own past is mostly told calmly and focuses on the differentiated characters. Individual moments of shock and horror motifs as well as the mysterious mood can irritate and overwhelm children under the age of 12. "
Reviews
The film could only convince a few critics, so Rotten Tomatoes recorded 3 positive out of a total of 66 evaluated reviews.
Anthony O'Connor of filmink.com says it is a type of film that has been forgotten in five years.
Gross profit
The film's worldwide revenue from theatrical screenings is $ 45.2 million. The film recorded 113,000 visitors in Germany.
Web links
- Flatliners in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Flatliners in the German dubbing index
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for flatliners . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF; test number: 173481 / K).
- ↑ Age rating for flatliners . Youth Media Commission .
- ↑ James Norton shoots scene for 'Flatliners' remake in Toronto In: popgoesthenews.com, July 17, 2016.
- ↑ http://filmmusicreporter.com/2017/09/28/flatliners-soundtrack-details/
- ↑ 'Flatliners'. Trailer In: critic.de, June 15, 2017.
- ↑ http://variety.com/2016/film/news/kiefer-sutherland-flatliners-reboot-2017-release-1201812976/
- ↑ Start dates Germany In: insidekino.com. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
- ^ Reasons for approval for Flatliners In: Voluntary self-control of the film industry. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
- ↑ Flatliners In: Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- ↑ https://filmink.com.au/reviews/flatliners/
- ↑ Flatliners In: boxofficemojo.com, Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- ↑ Top 100 Germany 2017 In: insidekino.com. Retrieved May 11, 2018.