Operation Avalanche (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Operation Avalanche |
| Country of production | Canada |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2016 |
| length | 94 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Matt Johnson |
| script | Josh Boles , Matt Johnson |
| production | Lee Kim , Matthew Miller |
| music | Jay McCarrol |
| camera | Andrew Appeals , Jared Raab |
| cut | Curt Lobb |
| occupation | |
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Operation Avalanche is a Canadian thriller directed by Matt Johnson that premiered on January 22, 2016 at the Sundance Film Festival . The film was released in US cinemas on September 16, 2016 and opened in German cinemas on November 17, 2016.
action
In the late 1960s , at the height of the Cold War , CIA agents Matt Johnson and Owen Williams were smuggled onto NASA premises , where they posed as documentary filmmakers. Here they want to uncover a Russian mole undercover, which they believe wants to sabotage the Apollo program . Then, while wiretapping the phones, the two agents uncover a conspiracy far more shocking than the Soviet spy because the government is trying to keep a dark secret about the Apollo program and the White House is not afraid to do it, anyone to silence who discovered this secret. Johnson and Williams are in mortal danger. It seems like NASA cannot go to the moon at all, which would make the US lose the race against the Soviet Union. Therefore, Johnson and Williams propose to fake the moon landing in a film studio. They get their know-how from Stanley Kubrick , who is currently shooting the science fiction film 2001: A Space Odyssey . On the other hand, they call their own film project Operation Avalanche .
production
Matt Johnson , who co- wrote the script with Josh Boles and also starred alongside Owen Williams in one of the leading roles, was directed by Matt Johnson .
Filming began on June 30, 2014 and took place in Toronto , Houston and Washington, DC . The shooting on the grounds of the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston was done by ruse. The filmmakers tell NASA officials that they wanted to make a student documentary when they showed up in contemporary clothing from the 1960s. So they got permission. Other scenes were made from old film material, taking advantage of the fair use regulations that exist for works protected by copyright.
Operation Avalanche premiered on January 22nd, 2016 as part of the Sundance Film Festival . From October 21, 2016 the film was presented at the Viennale . The film was released in US cinemas on September 16, 2016 and opened in German cinemas on November 17, 2016.
reception
Reviews
The film has so far 70 percent of the critics [date] at Rotten Tomatoes rated positively (of 54 total critics, as of April 2017).
Reto Baer from Swiss radio and television says that at a time when you can become US President with fake news, the film about the fake moon landing , which looks like a documentary , is just right. The film is funny like a satire and exciting like a thriller , so Baer.
Awards (selection)
- Nomination for best film
- Nomination for Best Directing a Director ( Matt Johnson )
- Nomination for the best costume design ( Megan Oppenheimer )
- Nomination for the best visual effects ( Tristan Zerafa )
- Nomination for Best Sound ( Matt Chan )
- Nomination for Best Sound Editing ( Matt Chan , James Patrick and Frieda Bay )
Fantasia Film Festival 2016
- Award in third place with the audience award for best Canadian feature film (Matt Johnson)
- Nomination for Best International Feature Film for the Golden Eye (Matt Johnson)
Web links
- Operation Avalanche in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Operation Avalanche - Production Notes from Lionsgate (DOCX)
- Operation Avalanche in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for Operation Avalanche . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF; test number: 161724 / V).
- ↑ Angela Watercutter: How Do You Make the Fake NASA Documentary Operation Avalanche? Hire a Really Good Lawyer In: wired.com. 16th September 2016.
- ↑ Program of the Viennale 2016. Accessed on November 16, 2016. (PDF; 1.4 MB)
- ↑ Operation Avalanche In: Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
- ↑ Reto Baer: Operation Avalanche - Funny Conspiracy Theory In: Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, November 28, 2016.
- ↑ 2017 Film Nominees In: academy.ca. Retrieved January 17, 2017.