Urban Explorer
| Urban Explorer | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Andy Fetscher |
| Produced by | Oliver Thau |
| Written by | Martin Thau |
| Starring |
Nathalie Kelley Nick Eversman Klaus Stiglmeier Max Riemelt Brenda Koo Catherine de Lean |
| Cinematography | Andy Fetscher |
| Editing by | Andy Fetscher |
| Studio |
Papermoon Films Rialto Film The Little Film Company |
| Distributed by | Universum(Germany) |
| Release dates |
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| Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3,000,000 |
Urban Explorer is a 2011 horror-thriller film directed by Andy Fetscher. The film is about urban exploration in subterranean Berlin.
Premise
Four young urban explorers from the USA, South America, Asia and Europe meet up in Berlin via the internet to explore the subterranean relics of Nazi Germany. The destination for the illegal tour, through a labyrinth of tunnels, sewers and catacombs, is a special bunker, the Fahrerbunker (Hitler's subterranean garage) which is the center of many legends, where they expect to find the debris of forbidden Nazi wall murals. But when tragedy strikes the group's leader, they soon realize not all things go according to plan.
Cast
- Nathalie Kelley as Lucia
- Nick Eversman as Denis
- Klaus Stiglmeier as Armin
- Max Riemelt as Kris (Dante)
- Brenda Koo as Juna
- Catherine de Lean as Marie
- Adolfo Assor as the man at the subway station
- Johannes Klaußner as the man in the subway
- Andreas Wisniewski as the Neo-Nazi
Production
The movie was shot mostly on location in what used to be inaccessible tunnel systems underneath Berlin.
Release
The film was first released on 24 July 2011 in the Fantasia Film Fest in Montreal.[1] The film will be released in the UK by Anchor Bay Entertainment – under the title Urban Explorers
Reception
The film has so far been received favorably, with Robert Koehler of Variety citing "Fetscher avoids the temptation to push the situation into an exercise in torture porn – an option he easily could have gone for – while nevertheless ratcheting up the horror. Indeed, his one-man-band combination of direction, lensing and editing proves crucial, displaying a balance of craft and patience in building layers of suspense under a horrific setting that goes beyond any urban explorer's worst nightmare."[2]
References
- ↑ "Fantasia Film Festival: Urban Explorer". Fantasia Fest. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ↑ Koehler, Robert (31 July 2011). "Variety Reviews – Review of Urban Explorer". Variety. Retrieved 31 July 2011.