Christmas Blood (2017)

A murderer is caught after terrorizing and killing people on Christmas night over the past 13 years in Norway.

Director:

Reinert Kiil

Writer:

Reinert Kiil

Stars:

Jørgen Langhelle, Marte Sæteren, Sondre Krogtoft Larsen

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jørgen Langhelle	...	Nissen
Marte Sæteren	...	Julia Buljo
Sondre Krogtoft Larsen	...	Terje Hansen
Haddy Jallow	...	Ritika
Stig Henrik Hoff	...	Thomas Rasch
Helene Eidsvåg	...	Sanne
Karoline Stemre	...	Elisabeth
Kylie Stephenson	...	Annika
Yassmine Johansen	...	Katja
Andreas Nonaas	...	Christian
Sindre Olav Fredriksen	...	Tommy
Jan-Magne Gaare	...	Johannes
Anita Ihler	...	Kripos
Solje Bergman	...	Solveig
Sigmund Sæverud	...	Kripos sjef

Storyline

Murderer gets caught after terrorizing and killing people during Christmas night for past 13 years in Norway. After being in solitary for almost 6 years, psychopath escapes couple days before Christmas night. Police tracks next target of the psychopath to be in small village in the northernmost part of Norway. Group of friends are having reunion in the same village and unexpectedly end up being in part of Santa's plan.

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Plot Keywords:

slasher | serial killer | christmas horror | splatter | winter | 

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Genres:

Horror

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The end credits include a memoriam for Daniel Henriksbø, a producer from Norway, and Gunnar Hansen [sic]. Hanson, an American actor, is most widely known as the original Leatherface.

User Reviews

My Review Of "Christmas Blood"

I found "Christmas Blood" to be both entertaining and a bit frustrating. The intro into this holiday nightmare was exciting and almost set a cool tone. Kiil definitely loves the horror subgenre. There are elements of Miller's "Silent Night" and the original "Black Christmas". Unfortunately there was a choice made to layer the story with subplots that just weigh the film down.

The characters were typical horror tropes. Sometimes entertaining on screen, at other times their presence felt clumsy. With two story lines happening I didn't feel the characters, on whole, had enough time to fully develop. I did get into them enough to be excited for what their fate would be. Fleshy blood bags.

The cinematography and atmosphere was nice. "Christmas Blood" visually played out like a series of motion horror postcards and 80's fab slasher fodder. That I liked. As I said earlier there are ememnts of Steven C. Miller, and thanks to the location I got a chilly vibe akin to "30 Days Of Night". Overall this one will disappoint some horror fans. The big thrill is in the kills which are gory and great. The music score fits nicely and, despite the harsh convergence of the two plot story, Kiil stayed true to the Christmas slasher subgenre.

Details

Official Sites:

Artsploitation Films [United States] Official Facebook

Country:

Norway

Language:

Norwegian

Release Date:

2 November 2017 (Norway)

Also Known As:

Christmas Blood

Filming Locations:

Oslo, Norway

Box Office

Budget:

NOK0 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sanctum Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39:1