Solstice (film)

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Movie
German title Solstice
Original title Solstice
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2008
length 88 minutes
Age rating FSK 18
Rod
Director Daniel Myrick
script Stephen Susco
production James D. Star
Adam Del Deo
music Jane Antonia Cornish
camera M. David Mullen
cut Mathilde Bonnefoy
occupation

Solstice is an American Mystery - Horror - Thriller by Daniel Myrick from the year 2008 . The film was released on DVD in German-speaking countries.

action

Megan and her friends go on a trip six months after their twin sister's tragic suicide to distract them from their grief. Their way leads them to Megan's parents' summer house, where they want to celebrate the solstice together . At first it seems as if the late sister wanted to point out a secret to Megan, but she gradually realizes that the mysterious events are also connected to the disappearance of a little girl six months before her sister's death. There is also a connection between the missing person and her sister's suicide.

criticism

The lexicon of international films judged that the film "impresses with its solid staging, but after a rather violent start it quickly joins the ranks of conventional ghost films."

background

  • filming was affected by the effects of Hurricane Katrina
  • the film is the third work by director Daniel Myrick after his two-part The Blair Witch Project
  • Solstice was influenced by a Danish short film about the midsummer turn of 2003

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Solstice. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used