Blood River (2009)

A psychological thriller, which explores the destruction of a young couple's seemingly perfect marriage.

Director:

Adam Mason

Writers:

Adam Mason, Simon Boyes

Stars:

Andrew Howard, Tess Panzer, Ian Duncan

4 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Andrew Howard	...	Joseph
Tess Panzer	...	Summer
Ian Duncan	...	Clark
Sarah Essex	...	Inn Keeper
Dillon Borowski	...	Benny
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Athene Noelle	...	Jeze

Storyline

Clark Ewald and his pregnant wife, Summer, are on their way to her parents. They take a lonely road through the Nevada desert. They pass by a walker dressed like a cowboy and later they stop for the night in a motel. In the morning they return to the road while the cowboy leaves. Fifty miles from the hotel, the couple has a car accident and they decide to walk to the next town. They arrive to find a a ghost town and out of the blue, the stranger arrives and introduces himself as Joseph.

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Plot Keywords:

destruction | 

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller | Western

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Quotes

Joseph: I'm the future of the world, only the world don't know it yet...

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Connections

Referenced in The Making of 'Blood River' (2010)

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Soundtracks

Haunted
Written by Mick Hargreaves, Kurt Reil, Rick Reil, Kristin Pinell
Performed & Produced by The Grip Weeds
Engineered by The Bicker Brothers
Recorded & Mixed at The House of Vibes
Courtesy of Ground Up Records

User Reviews

Good surprise

When I see a low budget production(that shows) with clever directing and writing, excellent acting and a touch of "new", I feel like sharing my opinion, because certainly it was a nice surprise. I picked it up at local video rental thinking it to be a stinker, or an exploitation film of some kind. What a surprise. A supernatural thriller, and one that, budget considered, delivers.

It works as a religious version of The Hitcher - actually, it seems like it was written by 80s icon Eric Red.

Acting by the not so large cast is way above average, my compliments to all of them. The actor who played Joseph was quite effective, he surely deserves more chances in the big screen. The girl was beautiful, and could act as well. The guy who played the husband also delivers effectivelly.

In a way, the direction has got a touch of Katryn Bigalow in After Dark - the film is pure 80s and I will probably look for more films of this group.

Alternative cinema is not totally lost. It seems to have found its way, when we see films like those. Guys, you did a good job.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

April 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Blood River

Filming Locations:

Gold Point, Nevada, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Leonidas Films, Epic Pictures Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1