The Devil's Rock (2011)

Set in the Channel Islands on the eve of D Day,two Kiwi commandos, sent to destroy German gun emplacements to distract Hitler's forces away from Normandy, discover a Nazi occult plot to unleash demonic forces to win the war.

Director:

Paul Campion

Writers:

Paul Finch (screenplay), Paul Campion (screenplay)

Stars:

Craig Hall, Matthew Sunderland, Gina Varela

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Craig Hall	...	Captain Ben Grogan
Matthew Sunderland	...	Colonel Klaus Meyer
Gina Varela	...	Helena / Demon
Karlos Drinkwater	...	Sergeant Joe Tane
Geraldine Brophy	...	Voice of the Demon
Luke Hawker	...	Private Muller
Jessica Grace Smith	...	Nicole
Jonathan King	...	Suicide Soldier
Nick Dunbar	...	Kreigsmarine
Hadyn Green	...	Gunthroat Soldier

Storyline

On, June 5, 1944 in the early morning hours before the opening of the invasion on D-Day, a commando team, consisting of two New Zealander's, Captain Ben Grogan (Craig Hall) and Sergeant Joseph Tane (Karlos Drinkwater), land on the one of the Channel Islands, which are occupied by the German Army. Their mission is to sabotage installations there to create a distraction from the actual landings at Normandy. Using kayaks they land on the beach, navigate the land mines, then climb up to their target: a large artillery gun overlooking the English Channel. They are confused by the lack of German patrols on the island and puzzled by strange screams coming from the German's main bunker. They find the gun unguarded and wire it with explosives. While they are placing the charges a German soldier (Luke Hawker) comes running out of the entrance of the underground bunker. Although he seems less concerned about running into the enemy than getting away from something in the bunker, the New ...

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Plot Keywords:

wound | demon | soldier | island | ritual | 

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Taglines:

War is a Bitch

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

New Zealand

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 September 2011 (New Zealand)

Also Known As:

A Rocha do Diabo

Filming Locations:

Breaker Bay, Wellington, New Zealand

Company Credits

Production Co:

Chameleon Pictures, Chameleon Pictures, Devil's Rock

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The occult black magic ritual at the climax of the film was filmed on Friday the 13th.

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Goofs

Klaus Meyer (Matthew Sunderland) states he is a Colonel & the arriving Kreigsmarine sailor at the end calls out to him as Oberst, yet Meyer himself states (& his ID backs up) that he is in a special department of the Waffen-SS. The SS had their own distinct rank structure and as a result Mayer would have held the SS rank of SS-Standartenführer and not the Wehrmacht Heer (Army) rank of Oberst.

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Quotes

Col Klaus Meyer: She is a carnivore, a desecrator of human flesh. But she comes with a beautiful and familiar face, to confuse and deceive her victims.
Captain Ben Grogan: And you summoned one?

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Crazy Credits

There is a final scene shortly after the end credits begin.

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Connections

References Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

User Reviews

It is worth to see… nice and solid acting, suspense and gore compare to others B- movie

I have to agreed with davidfurlotte (user review from 20 July 2011). This is definitely a B- horror movie if we talk about special effects (don't worry there is enough gore, blood and eye, brain…), but the story and good acting makes it more A-horror movie type. Even if there was not many special effects the story line make it more believable then other similar movies. I did enjoy the movie to full content and I do like good movie (A or B movie) with good suspension, blood, gore and specially solid acting and story line!!

I am kind of disappointed in IMDb rating or people who rate it so low 3.9 …. 3.9 only :-( this movie deserve more and it gives more it should be at least 6.5.