Seven Days to Live (2000)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Sebastian Niemann

Writer:

Dirk Ahner (screenplay)

Release Date:

30 November 2000 (Germany)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Something is waiting for you in the dark...

Plot:

A grieving woman suffers terrifying visions of her own demise after she and her husband move into a country mansion. |

Plot Keywords:

Vision | Dead Dog | Dysfunctional Marriage | Shower | Blood

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Nick Brimble	...	Carl Farrell
Zdenek Maryska	...	Man 1
Rich Gold	...	Man 2
Renee Ackermann	...	Marlene Kosinski
Chris Barnes	...	Frank Kosinski
Amanda Plummer	...	Ellen Shaw
Sean Pertwee	...	Martin Shaw
Gina Bellman	...	Claudia
Sean Chapman	...	Paul
Cástka Frantisek	...	Removal Man
John Michael Higgins	...	Social Worker (as John Higgins)
Eddie Cooper	...	Thomas Shaw
Julian Curry	...	Prof. Ed Saunders
Dave Hill	...	Dr. Brown
Amanda Walker	...	Elizabeth Farrell

Also Known As:

7 Days to Live (USA) (MIFED title)
Du lebst noch 7 Tage (Germany)
Seven D

MPAA:

Rated R for violence/terror and language.

Runtime:

96 min | Germany:93 min (DVD version)

Country:

Germany | Czech Republic | USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Malaysia:18SG (uncut version) | Malaysia:U (cut version) | South Korea:15 | Australia:MA | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Iceland:16 | Netherlands:16 | Philippines:PG-13 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Czech Republic

Company:

Becker & Häberle Filmproduktion GmbH

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Ellen has only three days left, she gets the message while playing Scrabble with her friends: twice in a row, she pulls the letters "t-h-r-e-e-d-a-y-s" out of the bag, which are nine letters. The rules for Scrabble say you can only take a maximum of seven letters at once.

Quotes:

Ellen Shaw: I'm willing to do anything you want to make this relationship work, but first please - if it's okay please - untie me.

Movie Connections:

References Poltergeist (1982)

Watch it in alone in a darkened room!

This is one creepy and suspenseful movie. True, it borrows heavily from other movies (`The Shining' being one obvious example) but it still stands out as an exciting film in its own right. What lends it an even more strange atmosphere is the fact that it is hard to pinpoint where it is actually set. The old haunted house that is the focal point of the film and the surrounding landscape have a definite American feel to them – certainly in no way British or European. Yet all the cast with the exception of Amanda Plummer have very British accents. The cars also all carry British-style number plates, yet they are all left-hand drive. And although the nearby village - what little we see of it – is definitely not typically British, at the same time neither is it typically American or continental European. I have no idea whether this strange mix was intended by the film-makers or whether it arose purely by accident and lack of attention to detail. Yet for me this greatly added to the spooky atmosphere of the movie. As it is a European production, I came to the conclusion that it is supposed to be set in a make-believe, unnamed English-speaking country – a kind of fictional netherworld, but one which at the same time has a frighteningly `real' feel to it. Hard to put into words, but very effective. Not since the 60s cult TV series `The Prisoner' have I had such a feeling when watching a film. I challenge anyone to watch this movie and then go down into the cellar alone!!! A strong 7 out of 10.