The Dark (2018)

Movie
Original title	The Dark
Country of production	Austria
original language	English
Publishing year	2018
length	95 minutes
Age rating	FSK 16
Rod
Director	Justin P. Lange , ; Klemens Hufnagl
script	Justin P. Lange
production	Danny Krausz , ; Kurt Stocker ; Florian Krügel
camera	Klemens Hufnagl
cut	Julia Drack
occupation
	Nadia Alexander : Mina; Toby Nichols : Alex; Karl Markovics : Josef; Margarethe Tiesel : Agnes; Scott Beaudin : George; Chris Farquhar : Jeff; Sarah Murphy-Dyson : Noreen; Dylan Trowbridge : Jason;

The Dark is an Austrian zombie film by Justin P. Lange and Klemens Hufnagl from 2018 with Nadia Alexander, Toby Nichols and Karl Markovics in the leading roles. It premiered on April 21, 2018 at the Tribeca Film Festival . The film was invited to the Vienna / slash film festival of fantastic films 2018 in the competition. The production was released in Austrian cinemas on October 12, 2018.

action

On the run from the authorities, Josef finds a supposedly empty wooden house in Devil's Den , where several people have already disappeared without a trace. There, the carnivorous zombie girl Mina has been up to mischief for decades. Intruders are eaten up by her, and she has no mercy on Josef either.

In the trunk of Josef's car she discovers Alex, a boy whose eyes have been blinded and who is therefore blind. She decides to let Alex live, and a friendship develops between Alex and Mina. Both have experienced terrible things in the past and are mutual comforting.

production

Filming took place in Canada from October 31 to December 2, 2016 . The location was Parry Sound in the district of the same name in the province of Ontario . The film was produced by the Austrian Dor Film .

The production was supported by the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund, Tax Credit Canada, the Creative Europe Program - MEDIA of the European Union, and Austrian Broadcasting was involved . James Lazarenko and Hannes Plattmeier were responsible for the tone and sound design, Hannah Puley for the costume design and Daniella Sahota for the production design.

Awards and nominations

2018: Fantaspoa International Fantastic Film Festival ( Brazil ) - Best Screenplay (Best Screenplay)
2018: Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival - nomination in the category Best Feature Film

Web links

Individual evidence

^ Certificate of Release for The Dark . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF; test number: 191656 / V).
^ The Dark: Release Info . Retrieved July 15, 2018.
↑ THE DARK | / slash film festival . Retrieved September 4, 2018, September 4, 2018.
↑ ^a ^b ^c Austrian Film Institute: The Dark . Retrieved July 15, 2018.
↑ SKIP: The Dark . Retrieved October 7, 2018.
↑ SKIP - the cinema magazine : Horror from Austria: The Dark celebrates its premiere in Tribeca . Article dated April 20, 2018, accessed July 15, 2018.
↑ Film starts: The Dark . Retrieved July 16, 2018.
^ The Dark at crew united . Retrieved July 15, 2018.
↑ Diagonal: The Dark . Retrieved March 7, 2019.
^ The Dark: Awards . Retrieved July 15, 2018.

[FSK-1] Certificate of Release for The Dark . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF; test number: 191656 / V).

[releaseinfo-2] The Dark: Release Info . Retrieved July 15, 2018.

[3] THE DARK | / slash film festival . Retrieved September 4, 2018, September 4, 2018.

[filminstitut-4] Austrian Film Institute: The Dark . Retrieved July 15, 2018.

[5] SKIP: The Dark . Retrieved October 7, 2018.

[skip-6] SKIP - the cinema magazine : Horror from Austria: The Dark celebrates its premiere in Tribeca . Article dated April 20, 2018, accessed July 15, 2018.

[7] Film starts: The Dark . Retrieved July 16, 2018.

[cu-8] The Dark at crew united . Retrieved July 15, 2018.

[diagonale-9] Diagonal: The Dark . Retrieved March 7, 2019.

[awards-10] The Dark: Awards . Retrieved July 15, 2018.