Philosophy of a Knife
| Philosophy of a Knife | |
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DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Andrey Iskanov |
| Produced by | Andrey Iskanov |
| Written by | Andrey Iskanov |
| Starring |
Yukari Fujimoto Yumiko Fujiwara Svyatoslav Iliyasov |
| Music by | Alexander Shevchenko |
| Cinematography | Andrey Iskanov |
| Edited by | Andrey Iskanov |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | TLA Releasing |
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Running time | 247 minutes |
| Country |
Russia United States |
| Language |
English Russian |
Philosophy of a Knife is a 2008 Russian-American horror film written, produced, shot, edited, and directed by Andrey Iskanov. It covers the Japanese Army's Unit 731, mixing archival footage, interviews, and extremely graphic reenactments of experiments performed there.[1]
The film is four hours long, is presented in two parts (Part one and Part two), is in English, and shot in black and white. The interviews are shot in color and have English subtitles.
Release
Philosophy of a Knife was shown at the 2008 Sitges Film Festival.[2] TLA Releasing and Unearthed Films released the unrated film on DVD in July 2008. For a short time, Philosophy was available on Netflix, but was taken down without a given reason.
Soundtrack
The film features Manoush and Cyanide Savior's song "Dead Before Born" as well as a song by A. Shevchenko, "Forgive Me", with Manoush speaking the introduction to the track. It also includes an original score by Shevchenko.
Reception
The Worldwide Celluloid Massacre has Philosophy of a Knife listed as the fifth most disturbing film it has covered, and stated that while it was interesting and intense "I was reminded of Gibson's Passion in that the movie takes an ambitious and difficult subject, then spends most of its time focusing only on gore".[3]
A 0 out of 5 was given by Dread Central's Scott A. Johnson, who concluded, "As a reviewer, one tries to find a few positive things to say about each film. Congratulations are in order for Philosophy of a Knife in that it succeeded in being the crappiest pile of masturbatory, art-house wannabe, pedantic and mean-spirited shit I've ever had the displeasure of watching".[4]
See also
References
- ↑ DVD Talk
- ↑ Philosophy of a Knife, Festival de Cine de Sitges 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
- ↑ Zev Toledano. "Andrey Iskanov". Philosophy of a Knife. The Worldwide Celluloid Massacre. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
- ↑ Johnson, Scott (5 July 2008). "Philosophy of a Knife (2008)". dreadcentral.com. Dread Central. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
External links
- Philosophy of a Knife on IMDb
- Philosophy of a Knife at AllMovie
- Philosophy of a Knife at Rotten Tomatoes
- Review at 10kbullets.com