Snowman's Land (2010)

While protecting a crime boss's home in the Carpathian Mountains, a contract killer and his old friend get into a dangerous situation when the boss's wife is accidentally killed.

Director:

Tomasz Thomson

Writers:

Tomasz Thomson (story), Tomasz Thomson

Stars:

Jürgen Rißmann, Thomas Wodianka, Reiner Schöne

Cast

Cast overview:
Jürgen Rißmann	...	Walter
Thomas Wodianka	...	Micky
Reiner Schöne	...	Berger
Eva-Katrin Hermann	...	Sibylle
Waléra Kanischtscheff	...	Kazik
Luc Feit	...	François
Detlef Bothe	...	Harry
Andreas Windhuis	...	Waffenhändler
Anton Weber	...	Kalle

Storyline

Walter is a professional killer and has messed up a job. He has to leave the city and takes up an offer of crime boss Berger to protect Berger's house in a remote region of the Carpathian Mountains. At his side: old friend Mickey. By accident Berger's young wife Sybille is killed and Walter and Mickey hide her body because they fear Berger's vengeance. What seemed to be a nice holiday trip with little work for Walter and Mickey soon becomes a fight for survival for all parties involved.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

30 September 2010 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Freed Pigs

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$656 (USA) (14 September 2012)

Gross:

$1,125 (USA) (28 September 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Noirfilm Filmproduktion

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Cold and Dark, yayyyy!

In the dark realm of comedic exposition, films come and go. Location is always a factor. Dark and cold tend to coexist as partners in a loop.(Think Fargo) And this film displays both the dark, in humor, and the cold within the setting.

The emotional setting is clearly set in opening pieces to amusing extent. The acting and character development support this quite well.

Soooooo.....

Our aging, anti-hero,(a hit man) kills the wrong guy, in a botched job, and ruins his own dwindling reputation as a killer to the effect that he has been put to pasture. A former colleague offers him a job baby-sitting a former client that had been reported as dead. "Former" is an operative term here.

Our guy accepts the job, stoically, and goes forth into the dark unknown of the wintered Carpathian mountains in Eastern Europe to fatefully encounter yet another former colleague whose wits seem at odds with his lack of...well...wit.

They soon learn that all is not well in this frigid paradise, as a wonderfully cliché, gangster, bitch shows up and happens to enjoy being the clients toy. She has her own agenda and somehow becomes dead while our heroes are present. Sorry, no spoilers. That's the premise.

Dark comedy ensues as loyalties consume all to twisted ends. The acting is quite good and direction is directed upon a cast and film crew that know their setting. Scripting seems fairly tight and is carried forth by the basic pivot of the whores death...Although, I feel this plot device may have been developed more in the intro to the setting. But then, she was caprice in a shell.

All in all, a great romp and the dialog was well suited to the characters and situations. Only a European crew could do this the way it was done. I highly recommend this film to any fan of dark comedy, especially those with a mood for snow and ice, haha.