Replicas (2012)

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Movie
German title Replicas
Original title Replicas
Country of production Canada
original language English
Publishing year 2012
length Canada: 100 minutes
USA: 97 minutes
Rod
Director Jeremy Power Regimbal
script Joshua Close
production Justin Tyler Close ,
Jeremy Power Regimbal
music Keith Power
camera Norm Li
cut Austin Andrews
occupation

Replicas (alternate title: In their skin ) is a Canadian thriller directed by Jeremy Power Regimbal from 2011. The film stars Selma Blair , Joshua Close , James D'Arcy and Rachel Miner . The supporting roles include Alex Ferris and Quinn Lord , among others . The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival 2012. In Germany, Replicas premiered at the Fantasy Film Festival 2012.

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After the tragic death of their little daughter, the Hughes family is looking for relaxation in their holiday home, which is located in the mountains. But her hopes for a good time alone are dashed. After dinner with the neighbors turns into a struggle for survival, the Hughes are suddenly prisoners in their own house.

Reviews

The trade journal Variety described the film as a "nerve-wracking" thriller that unfolds its horror effect without resorting to cheap genre thrills or arthouse alienations. The Hollywood Reporter criticized, however, that the film does not go beyond genre clichés despite good acting performances and an atmospheric direction. On kino-zeit.de it is said that the film is reminiscent of classics of the home invasion genre such as The Last House on the Left  (1972). However , the director would shy away from the physical and sociological radicalism of Wes Craven's cult film.

Awards and nominations

Replicas won a Flixist Award in the “Best Narrative Film” category at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival . He was also nominated for a Gold Hugo in the “After dark competition” category at the Chicago International Film Festival that same year . In 2013 Alex Ferris was nominated for a Young Artist Award in the category “Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film”.

Individual evidence

  1. Replicas at the Fantasy Filmfest 2012 ( Memento from August 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ^ Dennis Harvey: In their Skin. Variety , November 8, 2012, accessed on July 14, 2014 : "An unnerving home-invasion thriller, 'In Their Skin' achieves full creepy impact without succumbing to cheap genre thrills or cool arthouse abstraction."
  3. ^ Frank Scheck: Replicas: Tribeca Review. The Hollywood Reporter , April 24, 2012, accessed July 14, 2014 (English): "Good performances and atmospheric direction aren't quite enough to elevate this home-invasion thriller above genre clichés."
  4. Linda Back: Replicas. kino-zeit.de, archived from the original on July 15, 2014 ; Retrieved July 14, 2014 .
  5. ^ Tribeca Film Festival 2012: Flixist Awards and Recap
  6. ↑ List of nominations for the Young Artist Awards 2013

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