Cutterhead (2018)

Rie visits a tunnel-boring machine being used to construct the Copenhagen Metro. When an accident occurs, she must survive the claustrophobic conditions of an airlock with Ivo and Bharan whilst reconsidering their lives.

Director:

Rasmus Kloster Bro

Writers:

Rasmus Kloster Bro, Mikkel Bak Sørensen

Stars:

Christine Sønderris, Kresimir Mikic, Samson Semere

5 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Christine Sønderris	...	Rie
Kresimir Mikic	...	Ivo
Samson Semere	...	Bharan
Adrian Heili	...	Adrian
Salvatore Striano	...	Alfredo
Lilli Fernanda Kondrup	...	Datter
Rasmus Hammerich	...	Røgdykker (voice)
Anders Nylander Thomsen	...	Røgdykker

Storyline

Rie visits a tunnel-boring machine being used to construct the Copenhagen Metro. When an accident occurs, she must survive the claustrophobic conditions of an airlock with Ivo and Bharan whilst reconsidering their lives.

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Plot Keywords:

copenhagen denmark | copenhagen | copenhagen metro | 

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Genres:

Thriller

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Details

Country:

Denmark

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 August 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

Earth Pressure Balance

Box Office

Budget:

DKK4,300,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Beo Starling, New Danish Screen

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was edited using method-editing in a very small, dark and extremely hot editing suite called "Slum Suiten".

User Reviews

Tense thriller in an underground world unknown to us before. It includes inherent dangers and safety issues, also showing a variety of foreign nationalities working together

Saw this at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival 2019 (BIFFF for intimates). It is not a Horror or Thriller in the standard sense: no squeaking doors, no jump scares, no suddenly appearing ghosts, none of those clichés. Its tense may be felt nevertheless. We are constantly unsure how this story will end, given the deadly dangers awaiting the threesome we follow underground when disaster strikes.

Nice view on building operations underground, in this case construction works for the Copenhagen Metro. The setup looks like an organized chaos, but that is only the first impression and very unjust. These people know what they do, even when things go terribly wrong. And if all else fails, they can also count on salvage procedures and rescue teams. Panic and hasty decisions are out of the question, as theses are mostly counter productive.

Rie, our resident reporter, however, detests waiting for a rescue team. She wants action, even when it is risky, or when it violates regulations and safety procedures. She also goes against technical knowledge her fellow victims have, just wanting to do "something". She even lies about wanting to pee and needing some privacy, when in fact she prepares herself (out of sight) for an action the others would frown upon had they known her intentions.

Being there for PR purposes only, Rie's presence as a guest may be a nuisance, but she is a perfect vehicle for telling the story and following its developments from nearby. It gives us ample chance to understand why some things are done the way they are done in a working environment that we seldom get to see. As such, the screenplay is a success and seems the best (even the only??) way to sustain the story for one and a half hour, without risking to bore us. It clearly showcases the differences between people in Denmark, with Rie as piece de resistance in this movie, and the underground workers of all sorts of nationalities, who are there as the work pays very well (relative in their own country) and take the disadvantages (far away from family, problems with the language, risky and dirty working conditions) in addition and as inevitable.