Rendel (film)

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Movie
German title Rendel
Original title Rendel
Country of production Finland
original language Finnish
Publishing year 2017
length 105 minutes
Age rating FSK 18
Rod
Director Jesse Haaja
script Jesse Haaja,
Pekka Lehtosaari ,
Timo Puustinen ,
Miika J. Norvanto
production Jesse Haaja,
Timo Puustinen,
Miika J. Norvanto,
Trevor Doyle
music Tiko Lasola
camera Tero Saikkonen
cut Miika J. Norvanto
occupation

Rendel is a Finnish superhero film directed by Jesse Haaja based on a comic book character of the same name.

action

Blinded by his desire for revenge and hatred, a man fights against the evil VALA clan in the Finnish city of Mikkeli. The criminal organization has been exporting the untested Nh25 vaccine to the developing world for years. As a masked hero, Rendel takes up the fight and causes great financial losses at VALA. A mysterious series of nightly attacks begins, with blood splattering and money burning. Rendel wages a relentless war: no mercy, no prisoners. VALA passed out against the guerrilla war and began to recruit international mercenaries. A mask game begins. No one is sure of their identity until the moment of truth comes.

production

It is in Rendel to the first superhero film from Finland . The film is set in the Finnish city of Mikkeli . Although he can be considered a superhero, he is a bit darker than the traditional representatives of this genre. It is the directorial debut of Jesse Haaja , who invented the character as a young comic book artist and who also wrote the screenplay for the film together with Pekka Lehtosaari , Timo Puustinen and Miika J. Norvanto . The film was presented to an international audience at the Cannes International Film Festival and is part of the official selection of the Fantasy Film Festival 2017 in Germany.

reception

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"A fantasy actioner in the spirit of 'The Punisher' and 'Spawn'."

- blairwitch.de

"A dark revenge action thriller that could easily pass for the illegitimate child of Batman and Spawn."

- Lucifer Press

"A stylish non-stop action grenade from the far north."

- Fantasy Film Fest

Festivals

Official Selection:

  • Fantasy Filmfest (FFF), Germany on September 6, 2017.
  • Razor Reel Flanders Film Festival (RRFFF), Bruges 2017.
  • The Helsinki International Film Festival - Love & Anarchy (HIFF), Helsinki 2017.
  • Feratum International Fantastic Film Festival, Mexico (2017).
  • Cinepocalypse, Chicago 2017.

Awards

  • "Best Action Movie" / Feratum International Fantastic Film Festival, Mexico (2017).

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. splendid-Film.de
  2. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3881026
  3. http://rendelmovie.com/
  4. http://comic-books-in-the-media.wikia.com/wiki/INDEPENDENT_COMICS:_Rendel_(Finnish)
  5. Archived copy ( memento of the original from August 8, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.fantasyfilmfest.com
  6. https://rrfff.be/
  7. https://hiff.fi/en/elokuvat/rendel/
  8. https://feratumfilmfest.com/
  9. https://www.musicboxtheatre.com/events/cinepocalypse
  10. https://feratumfilmfest.com/