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

5 wins & 8 nominations.

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 | vaccine | 

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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:

EUR1,450,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$111,795

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

Rendel had 22 production masks during the filming and 18 got broken. Masks are handmade.

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Soundtracks

Rusketusraidat
Written by Jori Sjöroos
Lyrics by Mira Luoti and Paula Vesala
Performed by Tomi Tesarczyk and PMMP
Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment Finland Ltd (2003)

User Reviews

Exciting vengeance superhero movie despite lots of plot flaws.

Writer/Director Jesse Haaja is a graphic designer and Art director turned director, and 'Rendel' is his first feature film. While this is essentially a film about revenge, I think Jesse had more action ideas than he could cram into one film, resulting in a lot of fighting with not enough storytelling or character development. Halfway through the film I still wasn't sure how everything was connected. There's a lot here that doesn't make sense and much of the film was done for effect only. It is never explained how Rendel got to be so good (superhero status), or how he seems to know every move the villains make. The film only starts making sense once your realize it plays in different time periods, and that some scenes are actually flashbacks. Some scenes felt like deja vu. Calling in the 'special group' of people to eliminate Rendel was merely an excuse to add to the body count. I think it might have been better if they were merely gang members.

Although the fighting scenes are ultra violent, it is acceptable considering Rendel is filled with hate and vengeance due to his family being killed in cold blood right before his eyes. The visuals are also really incredibly good and some slow-motion photography was highly effective. Interesting twist ending. In general, the film was very exciting and certainly entertaining. If you want a vengeance film purely for the action and effect, this is it.