Blood Glacier (also known as Blutgletscher, Glazius, and The Station) is a 2013 Austrian horror film directed by Marvin Kren. The movie had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2013 and had a limited theatrical release in the United States on May 2, 2014. It stars Gerhard Liebmann as a researcher faced with a strange liquid that poses a threat to anything living.[1]
Janek (Gerhard Liebmann) is a technician who works at a research station in the Austrian Alps. Small teams of scientists come to the station to study global warming. It seems that Janek does not get along well with the current team, as he prefers to keep to himself. One day Janek and the scientists discover a glacier covered in a strange red liquid that has odd effects on the surrounding wildlife. The scientists become excited as they realize that it takes root in the stomach and combines the DNA of the host animal with whatever it has ingested, often resulting in the creation of a hybrid creature that will, inevitably, burst from the animal’s interiors and wreak havoc on anyone that crosses their paths. But Janek is more wary of the liquid and the potential dangers it poses. His caution is soon proven to be warranted, as the group begins to fall prey to the hybrids created by the liquid. A supervisory visit by the climate minister is scheduled, and Janek is horrified when he finds that a former girlfriend of his is among the newcomers.
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a rating of 45% on based on 22 reviews.[2] On Metacritic it has a score of 45% based on 9 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[3]
Many reviewers made negative comparisons to John Carpenter's The Thing,[4][5][6] with IndieWire stating that "this low budget chiller is unable to capture the same kind of awe and terror that made "The Thing" so powerful, although its attempt to be more character-based and emphasis on practical effects is somewhat admirable."[7] Praise for the movie tended to center upon the movie's status as an eco-horror film, as multiple reviewers praised it for not being a "preachy diatribe" and for its monsters.[8][9]The A.V. Club noted that while the film was very similar to other movies in the same genre, this worked in Blood Glacier's favor as it was "a movie viewers have seen dozens of times before, and will see again, with slight variations, because it embodies a fundamental quality of B-horror entertainment."[10]
Awardsedit
Austrian Film Award for Best Actor at Viennale (2014, won - Gerhard Liebmann)
Austrian Film Award for Best Makeup Best Makeup at Viennale (2014, won)
Austrian Film Award for Best Sound Design at Viennale (2014, won)
Austrian Film Award for Best Editing' at Viennale (2014, nominated)
Max Ophüls Award at the Max Ophüls Festival (2014, nominated)
Referencesedit
^Scherstuhl, Alan. . Village Voice. Archived from the original on 2014-07-29. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
blood, glacier, also, known, blutgletscher, glazius, station, 2013, austrian, horror, film, directed, marvin, kren, movie, world, premiere, toronto, international, film, festival, september, 2013, limited, theatrical, release, united, states, 2014, stars, gerh. Blood Glacier also known as Blutgletscher Glazius and The Station is a 2013 Austrian horror film directed by Marvin Kren The movie had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6 2013 and had a limited theatrical release in the United States on May 2 2014 It stars Gerhard Liebmann as a researcher faced with a strange liquid that poses a threat to anything living 1 Blood GlacierBlutgletscherDirected byMarvin KrenWritten byBenjamin HesslerStarringGerhard Liebmann Edita Malovcic Brigitte KrenCinematographyMoritz SchultheissEdited byDaniel ProchaskaMusic byStefan Will Marco DreckkotterProductioncompaniesAllegro Film Filmfonds Wien Filmstandort AustriaRelease dateSeptember 6 2013 2013 09 06 TIFF Running time98 minutesCountryAustriaLanguageGerman Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast 3 Reception 3 1 Awards 4 References 5 External linksSynopsis editJanek Gerhard Liebmann is a technician who works at a research station in the Austrian Alps Small teams of scientists come to the station to study global warming It seems that Janek does not get along well with the current team as he prefers to keep to himself One day Janek and the scientists discover a glacier covered in a strange red liquid that has odd effects on the surrounding wildlife The scientists become excited as they realize that it takes root in the stomach and combines the DNA of the host animal with whatever it has ingested often resulting in the creation of a hybrid creature that will inevitably burst from the animal s interiors and wreak havoc on anyone that crosses their paths But Janek is more wary of the liquid and the potential dangers it poses His caution is soon proven to be warranted as the group begins to fall prey to the hybrids created by the liquid A supervisory visit by the climate minister is scheduled and Janek is horrified when he finds that a former girlfriend of his is among the newcomers Cast editGerhard Liebmann as Janek Edita Malovcic as Tanja Brigitte Kren as Ministerin Bodicek Santos as Tinni Hille Beseler as Birte Peter Knaack as Falk Felix Romer as Harald Wolfgang Pampel as Bert Krakauer Murathan Muslu as Luca Michael Fuith as Urs Adina Vetter as Irene Coco Huemer as GeliReception editOn Rotten Tomatoes the film has a rating of 45 on based on 22 reviews 2 On Metacritic it has a score of 45 based on 9 reviews indicating mixed or average reviews 3 Many reviewers made negative comparisons to John Carpenter s The Thing 4 5 6 with IndieWire stating that this low budget chiller is unable to capture the same kind of awe and terror that made The Thing so powerful although its attempt to be more character based and emphasis on practical effects is somewhat admirable 7 Praise for the movie tended to center upon the movie s status as an eco horror film as multiple reviewers praised it for not being a preachy diatribe and for its monsters 8 9 The A V Club noted that while the film was very similar to other movies in the same genre this worked in Blood Glacier s favor as it was a movie viewers have seen dozens of times before and will see again with slight variations because it embodies a fundamental quality of B horror entertainment 10 Awards edit Austrian Film Award for Best Actor at Viennale 2014 won Gerhard Liebmann Austrian Film Award for Best Makeup Best Makeup at Viennale 2014 won Austrian Film Award for Best Sound Design at Viennale 2014 won Austrian Film Award for Best Editing at Viennale 2014 nominated Max Ophuls Award at the Max Ophuls Festival 2014 nominated References edit Scherstuhl Alan Yes the Ice Bleeds in Blood Glacier Village Voice Archived from the original on 2014 07 29 Retrieved 3 May 2014 Blood Glacier Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved 2021 09 11 Blood Glacier Metacritic Retrieved 2021 09 11 Gonzalez Ed April 27 2014 Review Blood Glacier Slant Magazine Abrams Simon BLOOD GLACIER review RogerEbert com Retrieved 3 May 2014 Hunter Rob Blood Glacier Review A Nature Trail to Hell FSR Archived from the original on 2 May 2014 Retrieved 3 May 2014 Taylor Drew Review Low Budget Austrian Horror Movie Blood Glacier Is Campy And Limp IndieWire Retrieved 3 May 2014 Zimmerman Samuel BLOOD GLACIER Movie Review Fangoria Archived from the original on 2016 03 04 Retrieved 3 May 2014 Turek Ryan Stanley Film Fest Review Blood Glacier is a Great Creature Feature STYD Retrieved 3 May 2014 Vishnevetsky Ignatiy Blood Glacier is a solid B monster movie nothing more or less The A V Club The Onion Retrieved 3 May 2014 External links editOfficial website Blood Glacier at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Blood Glacier amp oldid 1180404616, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
