Autumn Blood
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| Directed by | Markus Blunder |
| Story by | Gunther Aloys |
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| Cinematography | Reed Morano |
| Edited by | Joe Landauer |
| Music by | Robert Miller |
Production companies | Dreamrunner Pictures Mountain Film |
| Distributed by | Thim Film ARC Entertainment |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Austria |
| Language | English |
Autumn Blood is a 2013 English-language Austrian thriller drama film directed by Markus Blunder and starring Sophie Lowe.[1][2] The film received negative reviews.
Premise
High in the Mountains on a secluded farm a widowed mother dies leaving her two children alone and orphaned. Fearing being taken away and split up they keep their mother's death a secret and survive off the land with no one to rely on but each other. The sixteen-year-old sister is one with nature, innocent, and unaware of the evils that exist in mankind. Her ten-year-old brother is traumatized and mute from witnessing a disturbing incident years earlier (the death of his father) involving the town's Mayor. As the girl transitions into womanhood a harsh brutality destroys her innocence when savage hunters led by the Mayor's son attack and rape her. A social worker from a distant city arrives to investigate but ultimately it is the siblings who must come of age to protect each other and survive.
Cast
- Sophie Lowe as The Girl
- Maximilian Harnisch as The Boy
- Peter Stormare as The Mayor
- Samuel Vauramo as The Hunter
- Gustaf Skarsgård as The Butcher
- Tim Morten Uhlenbrock as The Friend
- Annica McCrudden as The Social Worker
- George Lenz as The Clerk
- Nelly Gschwandtner as The Hunter's Wife
- Julia Dietze as The Butcher's Wife
- Hansa Czypionka as The Priest
- Jonas Laux as The Father
- Jacqueline Le Saunier as The Mother
- Hannah Payr as Young Girl
- Elias Köfler as Young Boy
- Margarete Tiesel as Village Woman
Reception
The film received negative reviews and has a 20% "Rotten" rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[3]
References
- ^ Tsai, Martin (18 September 2014). "Review 'Autumn Blood' sheds gratuitous violence". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ "Film Review: Autumn Blood". Film Journal International. 19 September 2014. Archived from the original on 27 September 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ "Autumn Blood (2014)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
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