Landmine Goes Click
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Landmine Goes Click |
| Original title | Landmine Goes Click |
| Country of production | Georgia |
| original language | English , Georgian , Russian |
| Publishing year | 2015 |
| length | 100 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 18 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Levan Bakhia |
| script | Levan Bakhia, Adrian Colussi , Lloyd S. Wagner |
| production | Nika Apriashvili, Levan Bakhia, Irakli Chikvaidze, Levan Kobakhidze, Vigen Vartanov |
| camera | Vigen Vartanov |
| cut | Levan Bakhia |
| occupation | |
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Landmine Goes Click is a Georgian horror - thriller from the year 2015 . The Georgian Levan Bakhia, who also worked on the script, directed. The two American actors Sterling Knight and Spencer Locke can be seen in the leading roles . They are supported by the Georgian lead actor Kote Tolordava, who died of a heart attack on April 11, 2015, shortly after the film was released, at the age of 36.
The film premiered on March 3, 2015 at the Portuguese film festival Fantasporto . Landmine Goes Click was released in Georgian cinemas on June 1, 2015. In Germany, the film was not shown in cinemas, but on September 30, 2016 by Studio Hamburg on DVD and Blu-ray .
action
The two Americans Alicia and Daniel are newly engaged and go on a hiking tour through the remote Caucasian mountains of Georgia together with their best friend Chris . One morning the three of them meet the park ranger Devi, who lets them pose for a photo in front of the idyllic landscape. Chris steps on a land mine hidden in the grass with his foot . Devi panicked and warns Chris not to take his foot off the mine, otherwise it would detonate. Devi then leaves the trio to get help as there is no cell phone reception in the remote wilderness. While Devi is watching the scene from a distant hill, Daniel receives a call on his cell phone. In the course of that bogus phone call, he calls Alicia a whore because - it turns out - she slept with Chris. Daniel explains to Alicia and Chris that he is behind the action and wants to get revenge on them. Alicia tries desperately to bring Daniel to his senses and to help Chris. Daniel leaves both of them to their fate and disappears with Devi, who was privy to the plan.
While Alicia tries to find a way to free Chris unscathed from the landmine, the hunter Ilya comes by with his dog. At first he thinks the situation is staged and doesn't believe the two of them. After Alicia and Chris tell him their story, Ilya realizes the hopeless situation the two find themselves in. Ilya uses this plight for sadistic games in which Alicia has to undress for his help. The two realize that Ilya is shamelessly taking advantage of the situation, whereupon Alicia tries to escape. However, her attempt to escape fails, whereupon she is raped by Ilya. Chris, who is still standing on the mine, was able to grab Ilya's shotgun and try to shoot him. However, Daniel is attacked by Ilya's dog and a shot is fired. Chris finds himself on the ground next to the still intact mine. Ilya explains to him that their boyfriend has set them up because mines detonate immediately when the detonator is triggered . In the end, Chris lies crying next to the dead Alicia.
A short time later, Chris travels alone through Georgia and asks for directions in a small town. Tanya and her daughter Lika offer him their help and invite him to dinner. While the three are at the table, Tanya's husband Ilya comes home. Ilya is visibly surprised by Chris, knowing full well why Chris has visited his family. Ilya manages by offering Chris to take a piece in his car. Ilya and Chris arrange a meeting point in private, where they want to settle their outstanding accounts like men. This does not happen, however, because Chris injures Ilya's dog and gains access to the family home with him again. While Tanya, Lika and Chris take care of the injured dog, Ilya comes in. Chris shoots Ilya in both thighs with a revolver . Ilya lies motionless on the sofa and Lika has to tie up her mother. Like Ilya before, Chris uses the situation for sadistic games with Lika. The parents pleadingly and desperately try to bring Chris to his senses. The game ends in Russian Roulette , in which Lika dies from a headshot. In the end, Chris sits crying in a corner of the living room.
criticism
Landmine Goes Click received rather negative reviews. At Metacritic , the film received 35 out of 100 points from four reviews. Rotten Tomatoes got 40% positive reviews out of a total of five reviews. The Internet Movie Database scores 6.2 out of 10.
Katie Walsh of the Los Angeles Times criticized that the film could have become a captivating thriller, but that it is a hateful and arduous drama. Landmine Goes Click shows the nihilistic side of humanity, in which women become objects of sexual conquest and men become violent, vengeful psychopaths.
For Frank Scheck from the Hollywood Reporter , the plot was staged too comfortably, which means that the actors improvised a lot and thus made some scenes longer than necessary. Nevertheless, he praised the acting performance of Sterling Knight , Spencer Locke and the Georgian actor Kote Tolordava, who play their roles convincingly.
For Dirk Hoffmann from Zelluloid.de, Landmine Goes Click is an "insider tip [...] for genre fans" and wrote that the film "despite its length is technically soundly implemented and convincingly [...] played".
Web links
- Landmine Goes Click in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for Landmine Goes Click . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF).
- ^ Obituary: Georgian Actor Kote Tolordava. FilmNewEurope.com, April 13, 2015, accessed November 24, 2016 .
- ↑ "Kote Tolordava did not the to of overdose" - Wife of the deceased Georgian actor makes statement on official. GeorgianJournal, July 22, 2015, accessed November 24, 2016 .
- ↑ Fantasporto: Films do dia: "Landmine Goes Click". SAPO Mag, March 3, 2015, accessed November 24, 2016 .
- ↑ Landmine Goes Click: Release Info. IMDb, accessed November 24, 2016 .
- ↑ Landmine Goes Click will be available on DVD / BD in September. Schnittberichte.com, July 29, 2016, accessed November 24, 2016 .
- ^ Metacritic: Landmine Goes Click. Metacritic, accessed November 24, 2016 .
- ↑ Rotten Tomatoes: Landmine Goes Click. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 24, 2017 .
- ↑ Landmine Goes Click: Ratings. IMDb, accessed November 24, 2016 .
- ↑ Katie Walsh: 'Landmine Goes Click' turns intriguing premise into hateful drag. LA Times, November 5, 2015, accessed November 24, 2016 .
- ↑ Frank Scheck: 'Landmine Goes Click': Film Review. Hollywood Reporter, November 10, 2015, accessed November 24, 2016 .
- ↑ Dirk Hoffmann: film review Landmine Goes Click. Zelluloid.de, September 16, 2016, archived from the original on January 4, 2017 ; accessed on September 30, 2018 .