Zombie Shark - The Swimming Dead
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German title | Zombie Shark - The Swimming Dead |
Original title | Zombie Shark |
Country of production | United States |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 2015 |
length | 85 minutes |
Age rating | FSK 16 |
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Director | Misty Talley |
script | Greg Mitchell |
production |
Kenneth M. Badish , Eric Davies , Daniel Lewis |
music | Andrew Morgan Smith |
camera | Matt S. Bell |
cut | Misty Talley |
occupation | |
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Zombie Shark - The Swimming Dead (original title: Zombie Shark ) is an American television movie of science fiction - horror film genre from the year 2015 . The film, directed by Misty Talley, premiered on June 20, 2015 as part of Shark Week on the US TV channel Syfy ; in Germany it was released on April 29, 2016 directly on DVD and Blu-ray.
action
To spend a relaxing weekend, four friends set off to a small, idyllic island. But the mood quickly changes when, after arriving on the beach, they discover a supposedly dead shark, which suddenly comes back to life and chases the group. Panic spreads. An unfathomable phenomenon? Or is the resurrection related to the nearby research lab, which may have been experimenting with an unknown virus? Driven by the question of whether only sharks or humans can be infected, and with constant observation of the zombie shark, the short vacation turns into a nightmarish horror trip ...
background
The film, shot in Madisonville , Louisiana , and Baton Rouge , was produced by Syfy for broadcast as part of Shark Week , in which the theme of the broadcast is based entirely on sharks , and is not an independent film production.
publication
The first broadcast of Zombie Shark - The Swimming Dead took place on June 20, 2015 under the name "Zombie Shark" on Syfy, where it could be seen in Shark Week . In other countries it was broadcast under a similar name or with the same name in the corresponding language. Internationally, the English version is also available under the title "Shark Island". In Germany, the film has been available as a DVD or Blu-ray version since April 29, 2016 .
reception
“'Zombie Shark' [is] bad,… a few nice kills and the obligatory major attack don't tear that out either. [...] If you are into shark trash, you may also accept that. "
Web links
- Zombie Shark - The Swimming Dead in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Zombie Shark - The Swimming Dead in the online movie database
- German-language website of the film on splendid-film.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for Zombie Shark - The Swimming Dead . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF).
- ^ A b c Volker Schönenberger: Zombie Shark - The Swimming Dead : After all, you know immediately what you are getting - criticism