Snowman's Land
| Snowman's Land | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Tomasz Thomson |
| Written by | Tomasz Thomson |
| Starring | Jürgen Rißmann, Thomas Wodianka, Reiner Schöne |
| Music by | Luke Lalonde |
| Cinematography | Ralf M. Mendle |
| Edited by | Tomasz Thomson |
Production company |
Noirfilm Filmproduktion |
| Distributed by | Music Box Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Snowman's Land (also known under the working title of Freed Pigs) is a 2010 German comedy crime film that was directed by Tomasz Thomson. The movie had its world premiere on January 22, 2010 at the Max Ophüls Festival in Germany, and stars Jurgen Rissmann as a hit-man sent into exile after he kills the wrong person.
Synopsis
Walter (Jürgen Rißmann) is a hit man that was hired to kill a specific target, but ends up accidentally killing an innocent singer along with his intended victim. Because of this, he's sent to guard his boss Berger's (Reiner Schöne) house in the Carpathian Mountains. Not wanting to go alone, Walter asks his friend Mickey (Thomas Wodianka) to come along to keep him company, to which Mickey agrees. Things seem to go well until Berger's girlfriend Sybille (Eva-Katrin Hermann) decides to drop in to stay for a few days. She instantly bans Mickey and Walter from most of the house and then leaves for a few days. During this time the two men investigate the house, only to find an extensive drug laboratory. However when Sybille dies in an accident, the two men panic and end up hiding her body - which proves problematic when Berger comes to the house looking for his wife.
Cast
- Jürgen Rißmann as Walter
- Thomas Wodianka as Mickey
- Reiner Schöne as Berger
- Eva-Katrin Hermann as Sibylle
- Waléra Kanischtscheff as Kazik
- Luc Feit as François
- Detlef Bothe as Harry
- Andreas Windhuis as Waffenhändler
- Anton Weber as Kalle
Reception
Critical reception for Snowman's Land has been mostly negative and the film currently holds a rating of 33% on Rotten Tomatoes (based on 12 reviews) and 52 on Metacritic (based on 6 reviews).[1][2] The New York Times gave a mixed review, praising the cinematography and acting, but stating that the film's storyline was "too pitted with holes and loose ends to permit the film a bump from meh to marvelous."[3] RogerEbert.com gave the movie 2 1/2 stars and expressed similar issues, noting that they "can see what Thomson is getting at and even sort of appreciate it at times; the movie isn't boring, but it meanders and loses track of plot threads."[4]
References
- ↑ "Snowman's Land". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ↑ "Snowman's Land". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ↑ CATSOULIS, JEANNETTE. "A Little R&R for a Hit Man". NYT. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ↑ Ebert, Roger. "Snowman's Land (review)". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 27 April 2014.