From today, the pre-order of Philosophy of a Knife (2008), the Russian extreme horror film for the first time on Blu-ray thanks to TetroVideo. Directed by Andrey Iskanov (Nails, Vision of Suffering), Philosophy of a Knife enjoys an extraordinary Mediabook edition that includes the Blu-ray with the film, the DVD dedicated to the full-bodied special contents, the soundtrack CD and a 40-page booklet.
The edition, which can be pre-ordered on the official website TetroVideo, is only available in 150 numbered copies cover A and 150 numbered copies cover B and features English, French, Italian and German subtitles.
The slipcase is for pre-order customers only.
Produced, written and directed by visionary Andrey Iskanov, Philosophy of a Knife is an extreme docu-horror film lasting more than 4 hours. The film, divided into two parts, is acted in Russian and is shot in black and white except for the interviews with a Russian doctor contained therein.
Philosophy of a Knife blends Iskanov's artistic and deviant staging with archival material concerning the horrific, aberrant experiments inflicted by the Japanese Unit 731 (a group operating from 1936 to 1945) on Chinese prisoners.
In the cast: Tetsuro Sakagami, Tomoya Okamoto, Masaki Kitagava,Yukari Fujimoto, Yumiko Fujiwara, Reiko Niakawa, Elena Romanova Probatova, Veronika Leonova, Tatyana Kopeykina, Irina Nikitina, Dmitriy Skripnik, and Alyona Strebkova.
Mediabook 3-Disc collector's edition cover A:
Mediabook 3-Disc collector's edition cover B:
