Rammbock (2010)

Just when Michael arrives in Berlin to visit his ex-girlfriend Gabi, a terrible virus starts spreading across the city at a rapid pace, turning people into mindless homicidal maniacs. Much ... See full summary »

Director:

Marvin Kren

Writers:

Benjamin Hessler (screenplay), Marvin Kren (screenplay contributor)

Stars:

Michael Fuith, Theo Trebs, Anka Graczyk

3 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Fuith	...	Michael
Theo Trebs	...	Harper
Anka Graczyk	...	Gabi
Emily Cox	...	Anita
Andreas Schröders	...	Ulf
Katelijne Philips-Lebon	...	Heike
Steffen Münster	...	Klaus
Brigitte Kren	...	Frau Bramkamp
Sebastian Achilles	...	Kai
Jörn Hentschel	...	Dominik
Katharina Rivilis	...	Semra
Harald Geil	...	Thorsten
Arno Kölker	...	Handwerker
Carsten Behrendt	...	Manni
Glen Curtis	...	Befallene

Storyline

Just when Michael arrives in Berlin to visit his ex-girlfriend Gabi, a terrible virus starts spreading across the city at a rapid pace, turning people into mindless homicidal maniacs. Much to Michael's concern, Gabi's not home; instead, he meets Harper, a teenage plumber's apprentice at work in her apartment block. Together, they manage to barricade themselves when raging hordes of infected people swarm the building. Surrounded by these thirsty zombies, Michael and Harper have their hands full to survive - and it will take all of their ingenuity to make their way out to try and find Gabi.

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Plot Keywords:

art horror | german | zombie | zombie attack | zombie survival | 

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Taglines:

Germany is Dead. (US release)

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some horror violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Germany]

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

4 May 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Rammbock: Berlin Undead

Filming Locations:

Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF),Das Kleine Fernsehspiel (ZDF),Moneypenny Filmproduktion GmbH

Technical Specs

Runtime:

63 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Gabi: What are you doing here?
Michael: I wanted to give your keys back.
Gabi: My keys?
Michael: You said you wanted them back.
Gabi: Yeah, but in the mail.

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Connections

Featured in Killer Sisters' Midnight Hour: Rammbock: Berlin Undead (2012)

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Soundtracks

3. Sequentia: Lacrimosa (Requiem in D Minor, K.626)
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
(Collectively as Orchestra e Choro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia)
Conductor: Myung-Whun Chung

User Reviews

Maybe he should have mailed her keys.

A man (Michael) goes to Berlin to try and reconcile with his girlfriend (Gabi) under the guise of "returning her keys". When he gets to her house he finds that she's not there and that zombies are ruling the neighborhood. In other words, they're all over the f!!cking place. With the help of a young man (Harper) he is forced to barricade himself in her apartment. In fact everyone in the apartment complex that overlooks a courtyard is trapped; they're only able to communicate with each other by shouting across the courtyard. How the outbreak of zombification started is not known. A special report that conveniently begins as soon as Harper turns on a TV set, highlights terrorism as one of the public and news media speculations (a "German September 11th"). To this, the authorities respond with "ridiculous". So the people in the movie don't really know and neither do we the viewer. But who cares? This is typical of many zombie movies. The important thing is that this is one of the better made ones.

The zombies in this movie are aggressive, ravenous, and know how to hustle for a bite and taste of human flesh. I think it's beginning to dawn on horror movie producers that one could still have some kind of life with the slow zombies since the only way they could catch a healthy man, woman, or child is by surprise. With these new strain of zombies you're pretty much shut down in your house and really horrified. I mean, no work, no school, no social life. Anyway, some of the challenges these trapped people face is to find a way to close the gate to the courtyard below and to navigate the apartment complex to get away from zombies and bring assistance to each other. We all love situations in movies where people are trapped or confined in some place and have to use their courage and ingenuity to survive ---if they're done well. And it's done well here; very entertaining. Don't miss! Love, Boloxxxi.