Stoic (2009)

Director:

Uwe Boll

Writer:

Uwe Boll (written by)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot:

A heated game of poker causes three men incarcerated for nonviolent offenses to brutalize their cellmate before taking drastic measures in order to cover up their crime. |

Plot Keywords:

Forced Suicide | Sodomy | Cigarette Smoking | Torture | Remorse

Cast

Edward Furlong	...	Harry Katish
Shaun Sipos	...	Mitch Palmer
Sam Levinson	...	Peter Thompson
Steffen Mennekes	...	Jack Ulrich
Reese Alexander	...	Guard #1
Daniel Boileau	...	Guard #2
Jamie Switch	...	Guard #3
Michael Teigen	...	Guard #4

Directed by
Uwe Boll

Writing credits
Uwe Boll		(written by)

Produced by
Uwe Boll	....	producer
Dan Clarke	....	producer (as Daniel Clarke)
Michael Grudman	....	associate producer
Jonathan Shore	....	executive producer
Matthias Triebel	....	executive producer
Shawn Williamson	....	producer

Original Music by
Jessica de Rooij

Cinematography by
Mathias Neumann		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Thomas Sabinsky

Production Design by
Shane Vieau

Set Decoration by
Shane Vieau

Costume Design by
Aieisha Li		(as Aieisha Li Louis)

Makeup Department
Tanya Howard	....	key makeup artist
Leah Schweiger	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Dan Clarke	....	production manager (as Daniel Clarke)
Jonathan Shore	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bryan C. Knight	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Eric 'Rico' Hargreaves	....	carpenter (as Eric Hargreaves)
Christine Houtman	....	scenic painter
Robert Houtman	....	head painter
Jeff Jordan	....	lead carpenter (as Geoff Jordan)
Clive Joslin	....	carpenter
Jesse Joslin	....	construction coordinator
Keith McCulloch	....	foreman
Tyler Page	....	property master
Barry Rennie	....	carpenter
Michael Sullivan	....	scenic painter
Kennedy Telford	....	dresser

Sound Department
Kevin Belen	....	sound re-recording mixer
Simon Bright	....	boom operator
Maarten Buning	....	additional sound design
Ken Cade	....	sound designer
Hugo DeLaCerda	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Hugo De La Cerda)
Graeme Hughes	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jordan Ivey	....	backgrounds editor
Jason Mauza	....	foley editor
Mark Noda	....	sound mixer
Kevin Townshend	....	dialogue editor

Special Effects by
Jak Osmond	....	special effects coordinator

Stunts
Ed Anders	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Stefan Burianyk	....	best boy grip
T.C. Chapman	....	gaffer (as Tracey [TC] Chapman)
Chris Helcermanas-Benge	....	still photographer
Leigh Jenkins	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Russell Lewis	....	lamp operator
Jason Lexa	....	best boy electric
Marty Naucler	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Vince Phillips	....	key grip
Jim Stacey	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Scott Wallace	....	video assist operator

Editorial Department
David Armstrong	....	lab timer
Deirdre Bennett	....	digital intermediate producer: Technicolor Creative Services, Vancouver (as Deirdre Kelly)
James Cowan	....	digital intermediate manager: Technicolor Creative Services, Vancouver
Michelle Grady	....	account executive: Technicolor Creative Services, Vancouver
Jay Harada	....	digital intermediate editor: Technicolor Creative Services, Vancouver
Kate Kroll	....	post-production coordinator
Rhys Lloyd	....	digital intermediate producer: Technicolor Creative Services, Vancouver
Ken MacKenzie	....	imaging technician: Technicolor Creative Services, Vancouver (as Ken Mackenzie)
Warren Mazutinec	....	first assistant editor
David Robinson	....	titling: Technicolor Creative Services, Vancouver
Thor Roos	....	digital intermediate colorist: Technicolor Creative Services, Vancouver
Michael Shapcotte	....	digital intermediate systems administrator: Technicolor Creative Services, Vancouver

Transportation Department
Gordon Alyward	....	transport coordinator (as Gord Alyward)

Other crew
Denise Bonney	....	legal assistant
Joel Bradley	....	first assistant production coordinator
Joseph S. Condon	....	security (as Joe Condon)
Sarah Crawford	....	post-production accounting: Pitchblack Pictures
Samantha Diep	....	corporate accountant: Pitchblack Pictures
Karyn Edwards	....	production attorney (as Karyn Edwards LL.B.)
Claude Forest	....	insurance provider: Multimedia Risk
Marc Fredette	....	office assistant: Pitchblack Pictures
Kelly Fry	....	craft service
Kelly Fry	....	first aid
Marilyn Liu	....	vice president of finance: Pitchblack Pictures
Terry Mackay	....	location manager (as Terry MacKay)
Margo MacPherson	....	assistant: Shawn Williamson
Melissa Malone	....	legal assistant
Jessie McAllan	....	director of operations: Pitchblack Pictures
Emma Murray	....	office assistant: Pitchblack Pictures
Michael Nachoff	....	material servicing
Justin Richardson	....	production assistant
Joey Setter	....	production coordinator
Joecy Shepherd	....	script supervisor
Tania Susi	....	production accountant
Ki Wight	....	director of development: Pitchblack Pictures

Production Companies

• Event Film Distribution (presents)
• Jail Productions (producer)
• HJB Filmproduktion (in association with)

Distributors

• Eventity Entertainment (2009) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Metrodome Distribution (2009) (UK) (DVD)
• New KSM (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (Australia) (DVD)
• Splendid Film (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC)  with the participation of
• Edible Planet Catering  catering
• Entertainment Partners Canada  payroll service
• Finale Editworks  edit suites
• Framepool  stock footage provided by
• Line 21 Media Services Ltd.  post-production script
• Marshall/Plumb Research Associates  clearances (as Marshall Plumb Research)
• Multimedia Risk Consultants and Insurance Brokers  insurance provided by (as Multimedia Risk)
• Panavision  camera equipment provided by (as Panavision)
• Province of British Columbia Film Incentive BC  with the participation of
• SIM Digital / Bling Digital  video playback by (as Sim Video)
• Screen Actors Guild (SAG)  acknowledgment
• Sharpe Sound Studios  audio post production by
• Technicolor Creative Services  digital intermediate by (as Technicolor Creative Services, Vancouver)
• Union of B.C. Performers  acknowledgment (as UBCP)
• William F. White International  grip and electric equipment provided by (as William F. White)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

Canada | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:18 | Netherlands:16 | Australia:MA (2010) | New Zealand:R18 | USA:Not Rated | Germany:18

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Event Film Distribution

Trivia:

One of four films that Uwe Boll and Steffen Mennekes have done together.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Nostalgia Critic: Alone in the Dark (#2.40)" (2009)

A Pain Worth to Suffer

The events in this movie happened a few years ago in a German youth-prison, exactly like director/writer Uwe Boll tells. I researched and found accurate reports from that time on some German online newspapers. The only fiction in the movie may be the interviews with the offenders, but their's and the victim's character's have many similarities with the real ones.

People may detest this unusual movie, because it's really merciless with the audience, and the audience here may not be the same like in some other Boll movies. But in this case brutality is not shown to entertain, entertaining graphic violence has mostly a fictional aspect, which is not present here, it is shown to make the audience uncomfortable, to disturb.

To watch this movie means to participate with, to be in a small room together with three young men who are torturing and killing another one, who is too weak to help himself. And we can't help him.

Boll did his homework for this movie. The story follows exactly the real events, the young actors are very believable - for me Furlong does the most convincing part - the dissecting camera is always where it should (not) be, and the cut is well-made to give the audience some air to breathe; at least we get some insights about what drives such twisted minds.

Stoic is not a big movie, it's not for a big audience at all. It's not even an artwork. But it's a good, honest documentary horror movie about what people are able to do if civilization is only a few steps away.