Long Weekend (2008)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Lost Weekend (DVD) |
| Original title | Long weekend |
| Country of production | Australia |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2008 |
| length | 88 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Jamie Blanks |
| script | Everett De Roche |
| production |
Gary Hamilton , Nigel Odell |
| music | Jamie Blanks |
| camera | Karl von Moller |
| cut | Jamie Blanks |
| occupation | |
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Long Weekend is a 2008 Australian horror film . It is a remake of the 1978 film of the same name, Long Weekend .
The film describes the attempt of a couple to revive their troubled relationship during a weekend vacation in nature. Right from the start, they take little care of their environment, which nature later takes revenge for.
action
Peter and Carla are a successful couple who have problems in their marriage. To save the marriage, the two want to spend a weekend camping by the sea. Peter gets some $ 10,000 equipment and they drive off. On the way there, they are not very careful with the environment and simply dispose of their waste through the car window and run over crabs and a kangaroo. As soon as they arrive, Carla is gossiping about the area. She would have much preferred to stay in an expensive hotel and in the following period is mainly concerned with her manicure . After the tent is set up, the first ants are killed with insect repellent and beer bottles are thrown into the area. Peter then goes surfing on the water while Carla gets bored more and more. Later, Carla throws an eagle's egg on the tree and Peter cuts a tree to prove he is a real man.
When Carla discovers a black shadow in the water, Peter shoots it. In the further course it turns out that it was a manatee that lives on and on as if she were immortal. The whole atmosphere is getting creepier. While searching for more campers on the beach, Peter discovers an abandoned and devastated camp, a wrecked car with a female corpse that has partially sunk into the lagoon. The relationship between the spouses also deteriorates to the point of open violence. In addition, Peter is becoming more and more insane. Carla tries to escape in the car, but cannot find her way out of the maze. Escape is impossible because the navigation device does not show any routes. When Peter wakes up at the campsite the next morning after a restless night, the dead manatee is lying right in front of him. Panicked, he escapes and finds the abandoned off-road vehicle not far away and next to it the dead Carla who died from a harpoon. Peter continues to run in panic, finally finds his way back onto the street and is run over by a truck whose driver was distracted by an owl fluttering into the driver's cab.
Performances
The world premiere was on October 9, 2008 at the Sitges Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya . The film was screened in France on January 30, 2009 at the Gérardmer Film Festival , in Germany on March 8, 2009 at the Fantasy Film Festival in Great Britain in June 2009 at the Edinburgh International Film Festival and in Portugal on September 3, 2009 at the MOTELx - Festival Internacional de Cinema de Terror de Lisboa shown. The first release on DVD was on July 24th, 2009 in Germany.
background
The film was shot on location in Australia. Producer Richard Brennan and actress Briony Behets from the 1978 film crew were hired as consultants and are named in the credits. The pub "The Eggleston Hotel", which can be seen in the film, was named after Colin Eggleston , the director of the 1978 film, for whom there is also a dedication at the end of the film.
criticism
The film was simply ignored by most of the critics. He received below average ratings from the public. Specifically, at Rotten Tomatoes he received 0% positive reviews from critics and just 15% positive reviews from the portal.
Web links
- Long Weekend in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Long weekend at Rotten Tomatoes
- Comparison of the cut versions FSK 16 - German DVD from Long Weekend at Schnittberichte.com