Cub (2014)

Over-imaginative 12 year-old Sam heads off to the woods to summer scout camp with his pack convinced he will encounter a monster...and he does.

Director:

Jonas Govaerts

Writers:

Roel Mondelaers (scenario), Jonas Govaerts (scenario)

Stars:

Maurice Luijten, Evelien Bosmans, Titus De Voogdt

7 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Maurice Luijten	...	Sam
Evelien Bosmans	...	Jasmijn
Titus De Voogdt	...	Kris
Stef Aerts	...	Peter
Jan Hammenecker	...	Stroper
Gill Eeckelaert	...	Kai
Noa Tambwe Kabati	...	David
Ricko Otto	...	Dieter
Louis Lemmens	...	Dries
Thomas De Smet	...	Steven
Pieter De Brabandere	...	Boris
Jessie Tweepenninckx	...	Rilatimmy
Isah De Zutter	...	Michaël
Hauke Geirnaert	...	Jesse
Ebe Meynckens	...	Bas

Storyline

Sam, 12, is in trouble: his entire "Pathfinder" scout troop picks on him - and worse. The leader, Peter, is the worst of all. He seems to find a sadistic pleasure in humiliating Sam. This year's trip is to a woods near the French border where a curious legend named Kai is said, around the campfire, to make mischief. But when Sam finds that Kai is no legend and that he makes more than mischief, no one believes him.

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Plot Keywords:

boy scout | woods | camp | flanders | child protagonist | 

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Taglines:

Be Prepared

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Genres:

Adventure | Horror

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

The director Jonas Govaerts middle name is Samuel, so he named the main character Sam after himself.

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Goofs

After Jasmijn is trapped, Sam finds her scarf on the ground. Later in the movie she's wearing the scarf again.

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Crazy Credits

"No animals or kids were harmed during the shoot if this motion picture."

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Connections

Featured in Forgotten Scares: An In-depth Look at Flemish Horror Cinema (2016)

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Soundtracks

Sam's Theme
Written & Performed by Yves de Mey

User Reviews

Not the worst horror out there.

Considering the fact I did in fact seen many movies like Cub, I'll try to keep the comment short. Why? Well, maybe I got tired of repeating myself, as Cub copied other productions before it.

It kinda feels like a blend between Wilderness and Haute Tension, it could be considered an OK movie by people that are strangers to horror, especially in the woods type. Not horrible, not bad, not stupid, but not that new either, does have that gory touch, to make it more shocking yet it still doesn't seem enough.

You could watch it, not for scares, but to see another horror, if you're a fan of such movies, and this will be the only reason I can recommend Cub. I'm glad I did, had a little portion of fun with it, found it an OK horror, considering I've had my share of such films, seen plenty and will continue to do so, thus, Cub, a 5/10 stars film in my books, feels like a breath of fresh air comparing to other non sense.

Cheers!

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

Belgium Netherlands

Language:

Flemish French Dutch

Release Date:

29 October 2014 (Belgium)

Also Known As:

Cub

Filming Locations:

Ardennes, Wallonia, Belgium

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$763,280

Company Credits

Production Co:

Potemkino, Submarine

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1