Heatstroke - One hell of a trip

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Movie
German title Heatstroke - One hell of a trip
Original title Heatstroke
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Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2013
length 92 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Evelyn Purcell
script Evelyn Purcell,
Anne Brooksbank
production David Lancaster ,
Michel Litvak
music Paul Haslinger
camera Ben Nott
cut Ronelle Loots
occupation

Heatstroke is a 2013 American action film directed by Evelyn Purcell, basedon Hannah Nyala West's second novel, Leave No Trace .

action

After Josie, a teenager, is caught with drugs, she is told to spend some time with her father, who studies hyenas in the African wilderness. When her father tries to bring her back to her mother, the father is killed by poachers. Together with Tally, her father's friend, she has to escape the poachers and get to safety through the desert. Tally manages to defeat the poachers and bring Josie, weakened by the sting of a scorpion , to a hospital, where she is picked up by her mother.

background

The film was shot in South Africa with the support of the South African Ministry of Industry and Commerce .

reception

The film received average reviews.

TV Spielfilm found "instead of real tension there is only a dash of natural mysticism".

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Certificate of Approval for Heatstroke - One hell of a trip . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , February 2014 (PDF; test number: 143 328 V).
  2. TV Spielfilm, issue 15/2015, page 67