Rogue - In the wrong district

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Movie
German title Rogue - In the wrong district
Original title Rogue
Country of production Australia
original language English
Publishing year 2007
length 89 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Greg McLean
script Greg McLean
production David Lightfoot,
Greg Mclean
music Frank Tetaz
camera Will Gibson
cut Jason Ballantine
occupation

Rogue is a 2007 Australian horror film directed by Greg McLean, who was also responsible for Wolf Creek . The main roles are played by Radha Mitchell and Michael Vartan .

The film dramatizes the true story of the crocodile Sweetheart , who gained worldwide fame in the 1970s for attacks on smaller fishing boats in Australia. It is probably the best-known rogue crocodile ("rogue crocodile"), a common name for crocodiles that are known through regular attacks on people.

action

During a river trip in the Northern Territory in Australia , a group of tourists is attacked by a giant crocodile , and the boat capsizes. The group can escape to a small island in the middle of the river. However, the river is affected by the tides and the tide is approaching. An attempt to escape to the mainland along a taut rope fails. Several members of the group and two motorboat drivers fell victim to the beast that night. Pete - an American travel reporter - falls into the underground cave of the monster and finds the seriously injured tour guide Kate. The crocodile stored them there as prey and wants to eat them later. The two and the rest of the group get away with their lives after Pete brings down the monster in close combat on his own territory. In the newspaper it is portrayed as a heroic act.

background

The film was shot in Melbourne , in Nitmiluk National Park in Kakadu National Park and in the Yarra Valley along the Yarra River . Filming began on November 14, 2005 and ended on February 17, 2006. The budget for the film is estimated at 26.9 million Australian dollars , the equivalent of around 25 million US dollars . On October 6, 2007, the film celebrated its world premiere at the Sitges Festival Internacional de Cinema de Catalunya . The film was released in Australian cinemas on November 8, 2007. This was followed by other screenings at various film festivals. In the US and Germany, the film was as direct-to-DVD production marketed and released on August 5, 2008 in the US and on September 9, 2008 in Germany on DVD . On 15 May 2011, the film was the first time in the German Free TV of ProSieben shown. On the opening weekend, the film grossed almost 670,000 Australian dollars in Australia, and total revenues of almost 1.8 million Australian dollars were achieved in Australia.

The scenes that take place in the crocodile's den were filmed in a warehouse in Melbourne , where the 2006 footage of the film Wilbur the Pig and his friends playing inside the stable was shot. The island to which the protagonists escape after their boat capsizes is located in an artificial lake in Victoria .

Nathan Phillips auditioned for the role of Neil Kelly, which was eventually given to Sam Worthington .

In addition to Rogue, another Australian crocodile film, Black Water , was released in 2007 .

criticism

The lexicon of international films judges the production to be an "exciting horror film with Australia's most popular monster creature" . It is about "solid genre fare with convincing actors."

According to Björn Helbig von Filmstarts' judgment , Rogue - In the wrong district is an "atmospheric animal horror film" . He praised the camera work, "whose atmospheric tracking shots show the beauty of Australian nature" . The film doesn't take itself too seriously and contains “a well-dosed ounce of irony” . At the same time, in contrast to many other genre films, the causality of the animal attacks is changed, because "the people invade the animal kingdom, the tourists into the" territory "of the long-established Australians, whose ancestors in turn invaded the habitat of the native Australians" . This “implied political statement” could also be applied to colonization , but “ should not be overused” . The animations were successful, it was possible to make the “computer-generated crocodile look real”. Helbig particularly praises the portrayal of Radha Mitchell and Sam Worthington as well as the “solid tension build-up” .

Awards

The Australian Film Institute honored Andrew Hellen , Dave Morley , Jason Bath and John Cox with an AFI Award for Best Visual Effects in 2007 . From the Australian Writers' Guild was Greg Mclean for the 2007 Awgie Award in the category Feature Film - Original nominated. In 2009 the film reached 3rd place at the Fangoria Chainsaw Awards in the category Best Limited-Release / Direct-to-Video Film .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Locations according to the Internet Movie Database
  2. ↑ a b c Budget and box office results according to the Internet Movie Database
  3. ↑ a b c d Start dates according to the Internet Movie Database
  4. ↑ a b c d Background information according to the Internet Movie Database
  5. ↑ Rogue - In the wrong district. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  6. ↑ Film starts : film review , Björn Helbig
  7. ↑ a b c Background information according to the Internet Movie Database