Cloud Chasers (2009)

Edzard Onneken directed this low-budget, high-octane thriller. It concerns a massive storm that threatens to destroy a commercial airline flight. The captain, Andrea Schubert, deems the ... See full summary »

Director:

Edzard Onneken

Writers:

Peter Engelmann (screenplay), Peter Engelmann

Stars:

Valerie Niehaus, Xaver Hutter, Max Tidof

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Valerie Niehaus	...	Andrea Schubert
Xaver Hutter	...	Thomas 'Tom' Stocker
Max Tidof	...	Professor Guttmann
Erwin Steinhauer	...	Karl Sobotzik
Manuel Witting	...	Bernhard 'Bernie' Stocker
Arthur Klemt	...	Franzl
Hertha Schell	...	Rosel Stocker
Jan Sosniok	...	Gerd
Götz Burger	...	Friedrich Schubert
Alexander Duda	...	Dr. Leopold
Roland Frey	...	Flugdienstberater
Monika Reineck	...	Ältere Dame im Flugzeug
Elke Zeh	...	Junge Mutter im Flugzeug
Richard Pfaff	...	Flugdienstleiter
Wolfgang Stein

Storyline

Edzard Onneken directed this low-budget, high-octane thriller. It concerns a massive storm that threatens to destroy a commercial airline flight. The captain, Andrea Schubert, deems the storm mysterious and unpredictable, and decides to take a unique course of action: she and the crew will fly directly into the storm and battle their way through it.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for disaster sequences and some disturbing images

User Reviews

Worth watching but nothing exceptional

I saw Cloud Chasers(or Super Storm) with no expectations or any idea of how it was going to turn out. Overall I found it to be reasonably good. The film does look good, with beautiful scenery and focused photography. The editing is nothing mind-blowing but not bad. The effects are not the slapdash ones I was fearing, again they are not enough to blow you away but they do exude a sense of menace. Apart from occasional over-acting from the male leads, the acting is better than average as well. On the debit side, I did feel as though there was too much romance and not enough disaster. The disaster scenes are quite tense, but the romantic scenes are not as convincing. By all means not as overly-sentimental or as clichéd as it could've been, but I never fully believed in it and felt there was too much of a focus on it. The script is not terrible, but I did get the sense that the actors could have had more to work from, structurally the script while not stilted or aimless like some disaster movies I've seen have been seemed a little thin and the dubbing was poor sometimes not making enough sense. The story is a good idea and starts well but has moments where it is rather contrived, while the direction is a little flat and the characters while not annoying in need of more development. All in all, worth a watch but I only partially recommend it. 5/10 Bethany Cox

Details

Country:

Germany Austria

Language:

German English

Release Date:

10 February 2009 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Cloud Chasers

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Box Office

Budget:

EUR2,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Caligari Film- und Fernsehproduktions, MR Filmproduktion, ORF 1

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min 90 min (DVD)

Color:

Color Color (NTSC Color)

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1