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Escaping the Dead
Denmark 2017
produced by Bastian Brinch Pedersen, Martin Sonntag for Dangerous Island Films
directed by Martin Sonntag, Bastian Brinch Pedersen
starring Bastian Brinch Pedersen, Kim Sønderholm, Rama Øzel, Lone Fleming, Lloyd Kaufman, Sead Sainoski, Sune Rolf Jensen, Heine Sørensen, Hervé Toure, Daniel Hutera, Hassaan Hamza Waseem, David Munnecke, Umut Kilavuz, Lianne Hattel, Ahmed Hussein, Adam Habib Buratowski, Dorte Rømer, Paw Krogsbæk Mathiasen, Frederik Thorenfeldt Poulsen, Robert Ølholm, Steffen Holmann Olsen, Rasmus Ritto, Maria Lisberg-Jonasson, Mike Hansen
written by Bastian Brinch Pedersen, Martin Sonntag, music by Rusty Apper, special makeup effects by Bastian Brinch Pedersen, Martin Sonntag, Christine Scheel Kvint
review by Mike Haberfelner
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David (Bastian Brinch Pederson) isn't really swimming in money at the
moment, and his landlady (Lianne Hattel) also threatens with eviction, but
that doesn't bother him much as long as he has got enough cannabis to
smoke - and that's where trouble starts as his friend Ahmir (Rama Øzel)
has bought a stash from gangster Sablen (Sead Sainoski) that was slightly
overpriced ... and now the two owe Sablen quite a bit of money, and Sablen
is one who always comes to collect. And after a botched up robbery David
and Ahmir come up with the idea to invest in the new party drug Krokodil,
to sell for profit at a rave. Thing is, Krokodil has a terrible side
effect, it turns its consumers into flesh-eating zombies with dissolving
skin. And suddenly, David finds himself on the run from an ever-growing
zombie horde, eventually to be accompanied by cop Lars (Kim Sønderholm)
who's pretty much as perplexed by what's going on as David, but at least
he has a sort-of plan to get out of town - though it stands to reason
whether the situation's any better elsewhere ...
Ubiquitous Troma-head
plays a hapless tourist who joins our heroes for a bit before being turned
into zombie food, veteran Euro-horror actress Lone Fleming can be seen as
David's mother.
True, this movie's set-up eats up quite a bit of screentime,
and also true, the ironic approach of the first act isn't always sustained
in later scenes - but at the same time, this is a zombie fan's delight,
with plenty of imaginative gore effects, fun chases, excitement, suspense
and jump scares. Sure, it's very probable that if you're not into zombies,
this is not a movie that will change your mind - but for friends of the
genre, it truly delivers full force!
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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