Hell (2011)

In the not too distant future, people struggle to survive their greatest enemy, the sun.

Director:

Tim Fehlbaum

Writers:

Tim Fehlbaum (screenplay), Oliver Kahl (screenplay),

Stars:

Hannah Herzsprung, Stipe Erceg, Lisa Vicari

9 wins & 15 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Hannah Herzsprung	...	Marie
Stipe Erceg	...	Tom
Lisa Vicari	...	Leonie
Michael Kranz	...	Micha (voice)
Lars Eidinger	...	Phillip
Angela Winkler	...	Bäurin
Lilo Baur	...	Französin
Anne Sarah Hartung	...	Sophia
Christoph Gaugler	...	Brückner
Yoann Blanc	...	Sohn Micha
Nino Böhlau	...	Flori
Luca Winkler	...	Jens
Ellen Schweiger	...	Oma
Tammo Winkler	...	Toni
Lutz Pretzsch	...	Anton

Storyline

In the not too distant future, people struggle to survive their greatest enemy, the sun.

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Plot Keywords:

future | gagged woman | little sister | forest | gagged | 

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [de] Official site [jp]

Country:

Germany Switzerland

Language:

German French

Release Date:

22 September 2011 (Germany)

Also Known As:

2016: Das Ende der Nacht

Filming Locations:

Corsica, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Caligari Film- und Fernsehproduktions, Claussen Wöbke Putz Filmproduktion, Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

First German film to win the grand prize at Fantasporto.

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Soundtracks

"99 Luftballons"
Written by Karlo Carges and Jörn-Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen
Performed by Nena

User Reviews

Post-apocalyptic German thriller that gets bogged down by a boring subplot

The plot: Scavengers in post-apocalyptic Germany try to survive global warming, thieves, and cannibals.

I wasn't really all that impressed with Hell. It starts off promising, like a German version of The Road, but it eventually abandons all of the post-apocalyptic themes, in order to focus entirely on a crazy cannibal family. Cannibalism has always been a popular aspect of post-apocalyptic movies, but I think Hell really doesn't get the balance right. Way too much time is spent on the crazy cannibal family, and I'm really not all that fond of "escape from the crazy cannibal family" movies. They're all basically the same, and it's become way overdone in recent years. This is actually one of the better crazy cannibal families, but it's still kind of boring.

I liked the post-apocalyptic aspects of this movie, and I thought that it could have been much better, if they'd focused more on that. They could easily have kept the crazy cannibal family, but don't make the whole movie about that. After escaping from the cannibals, they could have found a post-apocalyptic town that was using slavery to rebuild. Or they find a sick man who wants food and water. Should they give up some of their rations for someone who will probably die soon anyway? But, no, they just run into a stereotypical cannibal family and try to escape. Boring.

If you're desperate for post-apocalyptic movies (or you still want more cannibal horror movies, after seeing Wrong Turn 8), this is a pretty decent choice. If you're looking for something exciting, different, and new, then I'd say you should pass.