Die Bluthochzeit (2005)

Screaming, shooting, tears and blood changes the party into a nightmare.

Director:

Dominique Deruddere

Writers:

Christoph Darnstädt (script collaborator), Dominique Deruddere,

Stars:

Armin Rohde, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Josef Heynert

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Armin Rohde	...	Hermann Walzer
Uwe Ochsenknecht	...	Franz Berger
Josef Heynert	...	Andy Walzer
Arne Lenk	...	Mark Walzer
Julia Schmidt	...	Yvonne Walzer
Imogen Kogge	...	Hannelore Walzer
Sandra Borgmann	...	Katrin Walzer
Nand Buyl	...	Opa Brüngel
Fabian Hinrichs	...	Alexander Halberstadt
Lisa Potthoff	...	Sophie Halberstadt (as Lisa Maria Potthoff)
Stephan Bissmeier	...	Herbert Halberstadt
Michaela Rosen	...	Susanne Halberstadt
Stefan Rudolf	...	Freddy
Dieter Brandecker	...	Edgar
Matthias Redlhammer	...	Ulrich

Storyline

In rural Westphalia, Franz Berger struggles to keep his inn open. On this day, a bluff, overbearing bully, Hermann Walzer, has booked the dining room for a wedding banquet for his son Mark. There's bad blood between Berger and Walzer, so when the first course, shrimp cocktail, is off, Hermann storms out with the wedding party vowing not to pay. Franz locks the loo door, taking prisoners of the bride and Hermann's wife while he also locks the estate's outer gates, leaving Hermann and the rest outside. Walzer, a pheasant hunter, lays siege; shotguns, rifles, grenades, a shovel, and other weapons leave no one safe. Will it take death to bring these men to their senses?

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Plot Keywords:

party | wedding | banquet | bride | pheasant | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [de]

Country:

Germany Belgium

Language:

German

Release Date:

21 April 2005 (Germany)

Also Known As:

De bloedbruiloft

Filming Locations:

Burg Dreiborn, Dreiborn, Schleiden, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Typhoon, Fanes Film, MMG Film & TV Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Based on the comic book "Lune de guerre" by Jean Van Hamme and Hermann Huppen, published by Editions Dupuis.

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Goofs

The bald guy tells that his cellphone has a different network so he might be able to use it to call police. However, the restaurant chef, when he told that there is no mobile connection in this location, never mentioned a specific network.

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Connections

References Medal of Honor (1999)

User Reviews

A nightmare on wedding-street!

I've seen many good movies but this one was really great. Armin Rohde plays the role of the rich man who doesn't know a words like "unsuccesful" or "no" so realistic that he really scared me. I mean who goes for a hunt after church on his way to his own son's wedding dinner. The hole film is really funny as long as you know that your own father or stepfather doesn't look OR act like the character Armin Rohde plays.

The conflicts in the film don't seem unrealistic. The setting, the hotel and restaurant, are wonderful. The actors fulfill their roles in a way that is not too soap- or sitcom-like and once again it is a pity that most German movies are not translated into English.

If you liked "Meet the Fockers" you will like that one too.