The Wild Hunt
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Wild Hunt |
| Country of production | Canada |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2009 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Alexandre Franchi |
| script | Alexandre Franchi |
| production | Alexandre Franchi Karen Murphy |
| music | Vincent Hänni |
| cut | Stephen Philipson |
| occupation | |
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The Wild Hunt (translated: The Wild Hunt ) is a Canadian drama directed by Alexandre Franchi ( director , writer ) from 2009.
action
Erik leads a bleak life in Montreal . He has to look after his father in need of care and has stress with his girlfriend Evelyn, an enthusiastic live role player . When she starts an affair with another player during a live role-playing game, Erik follows her and wants to get her out of the game world. But Evelyn got into the mock captivity of her lover, the shaman Murtagh, in the course of the game. The game is subject to certain rules and Erik soon realizes that he will only be able to win back his girlfriend if he immerses himself in the game, which is unknown to him. He gets help from his brother Björn, who is a fanatical player. Erik becomes the character "Erik the Viking" and forges a plan with his brother to free his girlfriend from captivity. But everything goes wrong and the game escalates.
backgrounds
production
Montreal-born director Alexandre Franchi's debut feature film was shot on 35 millimeters and cost around $ 500,000. There were a total of 24 days of shooting.
Location
The real Canadian LARP site Duché de Bicolline in the province of Québec served as the main location . In addition, scenes were filmed in Montreal.
performance
The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2009 , then screened at various other festivals and was released in cinemas in Canada and the USA in early 2010. In Germany, the film was shown in mid-2010 as part of the Fantasy Film Festival.
occupation
- Mark Antony Krupa - Bjorn Magnusson
- Ricky Mabe - Erik Magnusson
- Kaniehiio Horn (as Tiio Horn) - Evelyn / Princess Evlynia
- Trevor Hayes - Shaman Murtagh
- Kent McQuaid - Greg'Ash
- Nicolas Wright - King Argyle
- Claudia Yurt - Tamara (director)
- Kyle Gatehouse - David
- Spiro Malandrakis - Oliver (Referee)
- Victor Trelles - Miguel / The Mexican Viking
- Holly O'Brien - Princess Ambrosia
- Martin Stone - Magnus Gunnarsson
- Terry Simpson - Bernie / Captain BernHeart
Web links
- The Wild Hunt in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website
- Official website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Darryl Wiggers: Canada First! The Wild Hunt , playback . August 31, 2009. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
- ↑ Interview: Alexandre Franchi . NOW Magazine. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
- ↑ The Wild Hunt ( Memento of the original from April 17, 2010 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. . Variety. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
