Død snø (2009)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Tommy Wirkola

Writers:

Stig Frode Henriksen (written by)
Tommy Wirkola (written by)

Release Date:

9 January 2009 (Norway)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

A ski vacation turns horrific for a group of medical students, as they find themselves confronted by an unimaginable menace: Nazi zombies. |

Plot Keywords:

Nazi | Nazi Zombies | Medical Student | Fear Of Blood | Tent

Cast

Vegar Hoel	...	Martin
Stig Frode Henriksen	...	Roy
Charlotte Frogner	...	Hanna
Lasse Valdal	...	Vegard
Evy Kasseth Røsten	...	Liv
Jeppe Laursen	...	Erlend
Jenny Skavlan	...	Chris
Ane Dahl Torp	...	Sara
Bjørn Sundquist	...	The Wanderer
Ørjan Gamst	...	Herzog

Also Known As:

Dead Snow (Europe: English title) (festival title) (USA) (new title)
Rød snø (Norway) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:91 min | Norway:90 min

Country:

Norway

Language:

Norwegian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Norway:15 | UK:18 | New Zealand:R16 | Germany:18 | Canada:14A (Manitoba) | Canada:18A (British Columbia/Ontario) | Netherlands:16 | Australia:R (2009)

Filming Locations:

Alta, Finnmark, Norway

Company:

Euforia Film

Trivia:

Originally it was going to be called "Rød Snø" (or Red Snow in English), as an homage to the Swedish/Norwegian mini-series with the same name.

Goofs:

Continuity: The skull badge on Colonel Herzog's hat changes from crooked to straight throughout the movie.

Quotes:

Erlend: [In English, quoting Indiana Jones] Fortune and glory, kid... Fortune and glory.

Movie Connections:

References Le lac des morts vivants (1981)

The most excellent zombie of 2009

Wirkola surely spent time studying the genre of zombie movies thoroughly before setting to work on "Død Snø", paying endless tributes to the great classics of the genre throughout the movie, before grabbing it and tossing it over the top and into a strange land beyond.

The movie has so many things speaking in favor of it. It has a well thought-out plot, it has all the wonderful stereotypes of a horror movie in place, and more than anything, it follows the rules of the genre to the note.

From the barely glimpse horror in the early phases, to the ominous messenger who lays the groundwork for the story, to the stalking danger in the dark, and all the way to the outright shotgun-and-chainsaw last stand, Wirkola hardly hits a single note wrong.

If the region of Finnmark should have one national-romantic epic to its name, it should be this movie.

This movie is simply a must-see for the zombie affectionate!