Rendel: Dark Vengeance (2017)

A Finnish superhero, a masked vigilante Rendel seeks for revenge and fights against VALA, the huge criminal organization.

Director:

Jesse Haaja

Writers:

Jesse Haaja (creator), Pekka Lehtosaari

Stars:

Kristofer Gummerus, Rami Rusinen, Renne Korppila

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kristofer Gummerus	...	Rendel / Rämö (as Kris Gummerus)
Rami Rusinen	...	Jarno 'Rotikka' Erola
Renne Korppila	...	Lahtaaja
Matti Onnismaa	...	Pekka Erola
Johnny Vivash	...	Radek
Bianca Bradey	...	Stacy
Sheila Shah	...	Julia
Michael Majalahti	...	Jimmy
Michael Hall	...	Mike
Alina Tomnikov	...	Marla
Aake Kalliala	...	Marsalkka
Reino Nordin	...	Reikki
Tero Salenius	...	Kurikka
Sami Huhtala	...	Taneli
Marko Beltzer Pesonen	...	Oskari (as Marko 'Beltzer' Pesonen)

Storyline

The Rendel movie is a story of a man blinded by his desire for revenge and hatred. Even though Rendel can be considered as a super hero, he is somewhat darker than the traditional representatives of the genre. The movie takes place in the fictionalized version of a Finnish city, Mikkeli.

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Plot Keywords:

vigilante | superhero | masked vigilante | revenge | vengeance | 

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Taglines:

Revenge Begets Revenge.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Fantasy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Instagram

Country:

Finland

Language:

Finnish English

Release Date:

22 September 2017 (Finland)

Also Known As:

Rendel: Dark Vengeance

Filming Locations:

Mikkeli, Finland

Box Office

Budget:

€1,450,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$2,042,793, 31 December 2018

Company Credits

Production Co:

Black Lion Pictures, Frozen Flame Pictures, Bad Beaver Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Majority of the film was shot after sunset. During the shoot the sun set around 6 PM Finnish time.

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Soundtracks

Naamioleikki
Written by Jussi Huhtala
Lyrics by Jutta Huhtala and Henriikka Mäkelä
Performed by Henrika
Courtesy of Frozen Flame Pictures Ltd (2017)

User Reviews

I always wanted to learn a Finnu-Ugric language

Down here at the End of the World, as they like to call it, one of the perks is getting transmissions from Cubavision, an FTA channel broadcast from 30°W, orbitting at 30,000 kilometers above the surface of the planet.

Sometimes this channel shows some pretty unusual stuff, as evidenced by RENDEL which showed up with a Euromix of tongues including some Hoch-Deutsch, a smattering of Russkie, suomi, some words of English with added subtitles in Spanish. Of course, the movie doesn't *come* with subtitles.

It was a movie that might hearken to the Bat-Guy but much, much darker and violent. It was highlighted by insane humour that could only be described as macabre. It was also very satisfying, in a way that eventually a house fire is extinguished.

Would I see this again? Sure. And there is a sequel in the works. I recommend it. Unless you're looking for a version of The Sound of Music.