{"id":25821,"date":"2017-07-25T22:00:34","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T02:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=25821"},"modified":"2020-07-29T11:10:35","modified_gmt":"2020-07-29T15:10:35","slug":"cold-hell-die-holle-2017-fantasia-international-film-festival-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/25\/cold-hell-die-holle-2017-fantasia-international-film-festival-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Cold Hell (Die H\u00f6lle) (2017) [Fantasia International Film Festival 2017]"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>A female cab-driver in Vienna witnesses the aftermath of her neighbors brutal murder.\u00a0 As she tries to escape the killer and protect her loved ones, one unlikely person comes to her aid against his own reservations.<\/p>\n

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Written by Martin Ambrosch and directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky, Cold Hell takes a brutal start, builds its story and characters and then serves up a brutally violent ending.\u00a0 It\u2019s another one of the films where the less is known about it going in, the better the surprises will be.\u00a0 The story develops in an odd way that feels like it gets lost in the middle but after a few meandering bits, it finds its way again and ends in a satisfactory way that fits the story, its character, and what people may expect of its director\u2019s horror outings.\u00a0 This time, he does not go fully gore, but the violence served up works well in context and the bits of blood and gore are well done and feel organic to the story.<\/p>\n

The cast for Cold Hell is led by Violetta Schurawlow as \u00d6zge Dogruol who gives an emotionally and physically strong performance.\u00a0 Her capacities and talent are used to their maximum potential more than once in the film, giving her some physical fights as well as some emotionally-intense scenes to work with.\u00a0 The film works for her, with her, it gives her a character that does not give up or give in.\u00a0 She uses this to her advantage, showing a muted range when needed and a loud rage when called for.\u00a0 She is one of those actresses that call all attention to her in any scenes, no matter what she is doing or who with.\u00a0 Playing against and with her for a good portion of the film is Tobias Moretti as Detective Christian Steiner.\u00a0 He gives a performance that balances hers, puts her in the spotlight but also shows that he\u2019s a talented actor who can handle dark and heavy material as well as more delicate scenes.<\/p>\n

The film boasts surprisingly few effects considering its director\u2019s previous horror entries, the dead body heavy Anatomie films.\u00a0 Here the tension and suspense come from the story and from one murder in early in that puts everything into motion and stays in the viewer\u2019s mind as the story advances.\u00a0 This murder has great special effects Tissi Brandhofer, showing some gore and lots of blood, enough to satisfy most gorehounds from the get-go.\u00a0 The rest of the film has some blood, but it\u2019s more about the psychological horror lived by the heroine than about the murders themselves.\u00a0 That being said, it was important that the murder be gruesome if shown as it sets the tone for the entire film.<\/p>\n

Cold Hell is a strong psychological horror film that builds tension and uses special effects to their best results to create a fear and stressor for the lead.\u00a0 The acting is strong and the story goes in directions that are sometimes evident, others not so much.\u00a0 There are a few frustrating sequences and turns that felt a bit off, but overall the film is enjoyable and has one brutal ending.<\/p>\n

Fantasia International Film Festival runs from July 13th to August 2nd.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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