Blood Glacier (2013)

Scientists working in the Austrian Alps discover that a glacier is leaking a liquid that appears to be affecting local wildlife.

Director:

Marvin Kren

Writers:

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

Stars:

Gerhard Liebmann, Edita Malovcic, Santos

4 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Gerhard Liebmann	...	Janek
Edita Malovcic	...	Tanja
Santos	...	Tinnitus
Hille Beseler	...	Birte
Peter Knaack	...	Falk
Felix Römer	...	Harald
Brigitte Kren	...	Ministerin Bodicek
Wolfgang Pampel	...	Bert Krakauer
Murathan Muslu	...	Luca
Michael Fuith	...	Urs
Adina Vetter	...	Irene
Coco Huemer	...	Geli
Enya Haring	...	Bauernmädchen

Storyline

Scientists working in the Austrian Alps discover that a glacier is leaking a liquid that appears to be affecting local wildlife.

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Plot Keywords:

scientist | glacier | banana | helicopter | impalement | 

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [Austria]

Country:

Austria

Language:

German

Release Date:

27 September 2013 (Austria)

Also Known As:

Blood Glacier

Filming Locations:

South Tyrol, Italy

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$128,148

Company Credits

Production Co:

Allegro Film, FilmVergnuegen, Filmfonds Wien

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The iconic line, "Stop eating that banana while you're crying," was actually not originally planned for the movie. The actor had simply been eating a banana on set and another had jokingly yelled at them for eating it. The directors had happened to see this interaction, and decided to incorporate it into the movie.

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Quotes

Janek: There's a rabid fox up here. The rest is up to you.

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Soundtracks

Blind Fool
Performed by Black Shampoo
Words & Music by Black Shampoo
Copyright by Black Shampoo

User Reviews

Spawned right off of "The Thing"...

I didn't know anything about "Blutgletscher" (aka "Blood Glacier") prior to finding it in the horror section. And my love for the horror genre and the movie's DVD cover made me pick it up and give it a chance.

For some odd reason I ended up with an English dubbed version of "Blutgletscher", which was a an insult to the original German language. Why? Well, because the dubbing was so questionable and dubious that it was atrocious to listen to. And without the option to switch to German, I was forced to suffer through laughable dubbing work because I really wanted to watch the movie. The English speaking voice over cast that was doing the dubbing had no conviction, no heart or spirit in their voice work, so it was unfathomably monotone, dull and lifeless, and it didn't match the characters on the screen one bit. It was like watching a dubbed Hong Kong movie from the early 1980s.

"Blood Glacier" is definitely inspired by Carpenter's "The Thing" and there is a number of similarities between the two. Whether or not this was intentional, I have no idea. It could be an homage or pure coincidence. I can only guess.

Director Marvin Kren actually managed to set up a fairly good atmosphere in this movie, and again very reminiscent of Carpenter's "The Thing". But oddly enough, it worked well enough in favor of "Blutgletscher". Just a shame that the horrible English dubbing was destroying it effectively with its laughable dubbing work.

As for the acting in "Blutgletscher", then I will say that the people were doing good jobs, and it was nice to see a cast ensemble of all unfamiliar faces. But again, their performances were toned down by the atrocious dubbing audio layer.

There is some pretty interesting creature design in the movie, and the creatures do look rather convincing and realistic, which really works very well in favor of the movie, especially when it is a horror movie of this type of setting.

The special effects in "Blutgletscher" was quite good and realistic and it helped to add to the overall movie, giving it flavor and more enjoyment for the audience. And the make-up effects were also quite good, and came off as rather realistic and good looking. So thumbs up to the special effects department who worked on this movie.

Visually then this movie turned out to be rather interesting. There were some very nice scenes and shots throughout the course of the movie, and the cinematography was definitely in good hands.

The music used in "Blutgletscher" was also quite good, very fitting for the atmosphere of the movie. It was well enough composed to be serving as background music, but at the same time be audible enough to instill an unnerving layer to the visuals portrayed on the screen.

"Blutgletscher" is a rather entertaining movie, especially if you enjoyed the otherworldly element that was in "The Thing", because it is also present here. However, it does not have the same quality to it to render it a classic like "The Thing". But all in all, an entertaining movie with a good story and good effects.