Das finstere Tal (2014)

Through a hidden path a lone rider reaches a little town high up in the Alps. Nobody knows where the stranger comes from, nor what he wants there. But everyone knows that they don't want him to stay.

Director:

Andreas Prochaska

Writers:

Martin Ambrosch (screenplay), Andreas Prochaska (screenplay)

Stars:

Sam Riley, Tobias Moretti, Paula Beer

26 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sam Riley	...	Greider
Tobias Moretti	...	Hans Brenner
Paula Beer	...	Luzi
Thomas Schubert	...	Lukas
Carmen Gratl	...	Gaderin
Clemens Schick	...	Luis Brenner
Helmuth Häusler	...	Hubert Brenner (as Helmuth A. Hausler)
Martin Leutgeb	...	Otto Brenner
Johannes Nikolussi	...	Rudolf Brenner (as Johann Nikolussi)
Florian Brückner	...	Edi Brenner
Heinz Ollesch	...	Schmied
Franz Xaver Brückner	...	Franz
Xenia Assenza	...	Maria
Beatrix Brunschko	...	Mutter Lukas
Gerhard Liebmann	...	Vater Lukas

Storyline

Through a hidden path a lone rider reaches a little town high up in the Alps. Nobody knows where the stranger comes from, nor what he wants there. But everyone knows that they don't want him to stay.

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Plot Keywords:

shot in the head | slow motion scene | stranger | coin | vengeance | 

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Genres:

Mystery | Western

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Austria] Official site [Germany]

Country:

Austria Germany

Language:

German English

Release Date:

13 February 2014 (Germany)

Also Known As:

The Dark Valley

Filming Locations:

Val Senales, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Box Office

Budget:

€6,350,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Allegro Film,X-Filme Creative Pool,SamFilm Produktion

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Official submission of Austria to the best foreign language film category of the 87th Academy Awards 2015.

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Goofs

When Greider shoots one of the Brenner brothers, you can see he is wearing a boot with plastic injection tread.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Luzi: [narrating] Some things may not be spoken of - things from the past - from long ago. But this does not mean you can ever forget them. There are things that can never be forgotten.

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Soundtracks

How Dare You
Performed by Steaming Satellites
Music by Max Borchardt, Emanuel Krimplstätter & Matthäus Weber
Written by Max Borchardt
Published by BMG Rights Managements GmbH, Atze & Keule Musikverlag
Mit freundlicher Genehmigung von BMG Rights Managements GmbH
Atze & Keule Musikverlag und Steaming Satellites

User Reviews

Revenge

This is one hard revenge film. My gosh.

The characters are stolid. As the town's secret unravels, and they push it in your view very closely, the energy builds to the culmination.

I will say I really like this film and it is reminiscent of old Eastwood flicks or even newer ones like Django, which are really throwbacks too. Tarantino is a bit more garish but Prochaska keeps it pretty vivid too.

Honestly, the film appears a bit too edited down and my guess is with the language difference it'd been nice if there were more scenes to explain things in certain sections. I noted a lot of other reviews include speculation of why this or that occurred because the story wasn't quite clear in a couple of spots.

IF you like old westerns, you don't mind a bit of graphic violence, this film is probably for you.