Austrian label Black Lava draws on extreme cinema to bring to light Hi8: Resurrectio (Germany - 2016), a worthwhile German horror/extreme. Written and directed by Stefan Sierecki, Hi8: Resurrectio stars Steven (Oliver Troska), a film student who, for his thesis, would like to make the goriest film of all time despite difficulties with distribution in Germany. Standing in the way of his goal, however, are a lack of money and his professor, who is opposed to the horror genre. A mysterious website will give Steven the right motivation to bring his film to life, but the consequences of his cinematic dream will have ominous outcomes.
Questo horror estremo, dalla storia apparentemente scontata, si rivela in realtà un film potente sia dal punto di vista della sceneggiatura (che regala risvolti impressionanti e impensabili) ma anche degli effetti speciali (a cura di Philipp Rathgeber) che condiscono e arricchiscono quasi con realismo le scene più atroci (dita amputate, teste prese a martellate...). Un mix perfetto, questo, e che ben si plasma all'anima da snuff movie che Hi8: Resurrectio reveals at some point in the story.
In questo calderone di sogni, dolore e morte, dove le figure della vittima e del carnefice si invertono fino a diventare un tutt'uno, spicca altresì il profilo psicologico del protagonista (interpretato da un bravissimo Oliver Troska), un giovane che, combattuto tra i suoi ideali e le sue paure, scavalca e oltrepassa i confini legati al cinema ma anche alla vita.
Genre-changing, sustained in pace, and brilliant in the most truculent scenes, Hi8: Resurrectio is a bath of suffering that ranks well among the best recent extreme horror films.
The cast includes Oliver Troska, Piet Baltissen, Uwe Choroba, Marc Gruss, Moloch, Carola Schmidt, Joris Schwarz, and Robin Stehr. The soundtrack is by David Komann.
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The extraordinary edition offered by Black Lava Entertainment, Thomas Binder's Austrian label, comes in a hardback slipcase while the amaray holds both the DVD (carefully edited uncut version of the film) and the soundtrack CD (about 80 minutes of music) inside.
The special content compartment is also very rich, collecting seven short films, the trailer and two teaser trailers of Hi8: Resurrectio.
DVD:
Film length: 75′
Audio: German 2.0
Subtitles: English
Aspect ratio: 16:9
Extras: Teaser #1, Teaser #2, Trailer; Bonus Movie: "Fütterung der Raubtiere," "Herzstück," "Interimere," "Raum der Ausschweifung," "Tote reden nicht," "Vergeltung," and "Weihnachten."
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CD soundtrack
