In 3 Tagen bist du tot (2006)

Director:

Andreas Prochaska

Writers:

Thomas Baum (writer)
Uli Brée (dialogue revisions)

Release Date:

22 September 2006 (Austria)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

"In 3 days you're dead!"

Plot:

In Ebensse, the teenagers Nina, her boyfriend Martin, Clemens, his girlfriend Alex and Mona are best friends since their childhood...

Plot Keywords:

Lake | Sms | High School | Tied Up While Barefoot | Teenkill

Awards:

1 win

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Sabrina Reiter	...	Nina
Julia Rosa Stöckl	...	Mona
Michael Steinocher	...	Clemens
Laurence Rupp	...	Martin
Nadja Vogel	...	Alex
Julian Sharp	...	Patrick
Andreas Kiendl	...	Kogler
Karl Fischer	...	Berger
Michou Friesz	...	Elisabeth
Amelie Jarolim	...	Kerstin
Susi Stach	...	Erika Haas
Michael Rastl	...	Manfred Haas
Konstantin Reichmuth	...	Fabian Haas
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Darina Dujmic	...	Ernstbrunner
Tizian Eigner	...	Martin klein
Ines Honsel	...	Krankenschwester
Coco Huemer	...	Nina klein
Claudia-Sofie Jelinek	...	Matura Vorsitzende (as C-S Jelinek)
Ada Kolland	...	Mona als Kind
Ferry Oellinger	...	Lugmayr
Daniel Prochaska	...	Bursche
Andreas Puehringer	...	Bernd Wagner
Thaddäus Reich	...	Clemens klein
Walter Sachers	...	Monas Vater
Saskia Scheitz	...	Alex Klein
Petra Schendl	...	Fr. Lugmayr
Silvio Szücs	...	Koch (as Silvio Szücz)
Elfie Vogel	...	Fr. Gruber
Kurt Vogel	...	Hr. Gruber
Raimund Wallisch	...	Fahrlehrer
Armin Watznauer	...	Jugendlicher

Also Known As:

Dead in 3 Days (International: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and brief sexuality.

Runtime:

Austria:97 min | Argentina:97 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)

Country:

Austria

Language:

German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:16 | Australia:MA | Argentina:16 | USA:R | Singapore:M18

Filming Locations:

Bad Ischl, Upper Austria, Austria

Company:

Allegro Film

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Dev.D (2009)

Soundtrack:

Farewell dear Ghost

Excellent by Austrian standards, still not half bad in comparison to international horror flicks

I was more than just a bit skeptical when it came to watching "In 3 Tagen bist du tot". The plot seemed pretty stupid and I wasn't convinced that the makers would be able to pull off something like that in a typical Austrian village setting. I was right about the first thing, but director Andreas Prochaska really did a nice job translating the essence of movies like "I Know What You Did Last Summer" into the Austrian landscape.

Sure, "In 3 Tagen bist du tot" suffers from the usual slasher weaknesses, but for once this is actually a good thing. It means that this movie is on one level with the international competition. The acting may not be Oscar material, but it could have been way more awful. What hurt the movie more is that it's pretty slow at times and although there are one or two scenes that will make you jump, there are too few of those shocking or scary moments. On the plus side, Prochaska makes great usage of that small town creepiness by setting some moody scenes on a lake or in an old, creaking house. There's also quite a bit of gore, which is never a bad thing in a slasher movie.

The movie's one big flaw, however, is the derivative plot. There is absolutely nothing new here story-wise. Imagine "Friday The 13th" with just a few "The Ring"-elements and you got "In 3 Tagen bist du tot". It's as if the producers focused more on making their version of the movies that attracted so many ticket buyers in the late 80's rather than actually trying to come up with something original. They were impressively successful in that aspect, but the next step should be to bring forward new ideas. Apparently, Austria is able to make good horror movies. Now it's time to go for a GREAT one. I'm keeping my fingers crossed...