Rammbock: Berlin Undead
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Directed by | Marvin Kren |
Screenplay by | Benjamin Hessler |
Produced by | Sigrid Hoerner |
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Cinematography | Moritz Schultheiß |
Edited by | Silke Olthoff |
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Distributed by | Filmgalerie 451 |
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Running time | 63 minutes |
Country | Germany |
Language | German |
Rammbock (also Rammbock: Berlin Undead and Siege of the Dead) is a 2010 German horror film directed by Marvin Kren, written by Benjamin Hessler, and starring Michael Fuith, Theo Trebs, Anka Graczyk, and Emily Cox as survivors of a rage virus in Berlin. Besides its native Germany, it was theatrically released in Austria, the UK, and the US.
Plot
Michael, who has recently broken up with Gabi, visits her Berlin apartment to return her keys and hoping to save their relationship. He finds two repairmen there, but Gabi has gone outside and they do not know where. As Michael attempts to contact Gabi, a rage virus transforms people into bloodthirsty cannibals, and the older repairmen attacks Michael. As Berlin falls into chaos, Michael and the younger repairman, named Harper, barricade themselves in the apartment complex and brace for an attack. The pair attempt to make contact with the other inhabitants of the apartment complex.
Following news reports, they find out that the rage virus is only activated after the victim undergoes agitation or adrenaline, and it can be subdued by remaining calm or using sedatives. Michael makes a deal with another resident to retrieve some sedatives from another apartment which the resident needs for his sick wife. Michael eventually stumbles upon Gabi but he finds out that she is in another relationship with her neighbor and it was her reason for breaking up with him. Harper discovers that the infected are
Cast
- Michael Fuith as Michael
- Theo Trebs as Harper
- Anka Graczyk as Gabi
- Emily Cox as Anita
- Nenad Lucic as Zombie
Production
On 21 October 2009, it was reported that ZDF had begun production on the film the day before.[1]
Release
Rammbock premiered at the
Reception
Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, reports that 89% of nine surveyed reviews are positive.[5]
Boyd van Hoeij of
In 2016, Jim Vorel of Paste ranked the film at #27 on its list of "The 50 Best Zombie Movies of All Time,"[13] and ranked film at #28 on its 2020 updated article.[14] In 2017, Gem Seddon of GamesRadar+ ranked the film at #22 on its list of "The 25 Best Zombie Movies That Will Turn You Veggie."[15] Tim Dirks of Filmsite included the film in its list of "Greatest Zombie Films: 2010s."[16]
On 24 January 2010, it won the award for "Best Medium-Length Film" at the Max Ophüls Preis Film Festival.[17] In November 2011, Silke Olthoff won the Schnitt Prize for her editing on the film.[18]
References
- ^ "ZDF produziert Zombiefilm".
- ^ "Rammbock". Filmportal.de. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
- Screen Daily. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
- ^ Miska, Brad (2011-06-28). "Bloody Disgusting Selects: 'Rammbock' Debuts at #2 on iTunes!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
- ^ "Rammbock: Berlin Undead (2011)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
- ^ van Hoeij, Boyd (2010-08-22). "Review: 'Rammbock'". Variety. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
- ^ Johnson, G. Allen (2011-05-05). "'Rammbock: Berlin Undead' review: German zombies". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
- ^ Scott, Sifu (2010-09-29). "Rammbock: Berlin Undead (DVD)". Dread Central. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
- ^ Jones, Gareth (2010-11-04). "Siege of the Dead (UK DVD)". Dread Central. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
- Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
- ^ Weinberg, Scott (2010-09-25). "FF 2010 Review: 'Rammbock'". Fearnet. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
- ^ Mudge, James (2010-11-26). "Siege of the Dead (aka Rammbock, 2010) Movie Review". BeyondHollywood.com. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
- ^ "The 50 Best Zombie Movies of All Time". 4 October 2016. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "The 50 Best Zombie Movies of All Time". 27 September 2016.
- ^ "The 25 best zombie movies that will turn you veggie". 2 May 2017.
- ^ "Greatest Zombie Films".
- ^ "Max Ophüls Preis für Maximilian Erlenwein".
- ^ "Zombie Film 'Rammbock' Takes German Top Editing Award". The Hollywood Reporter. 29 November 2011.
Further reading
- Dörting, Thorsten (2010-09-09). "Horrorfilm "Rammbock": Der deutsche Zombie mag's romantisch". Spiegel Online(in German). Retrieved 2014-03-22.
- Sakowitz, Sven (2009-12-03). "Endlich schneller ins Fernsehen". Die Tageszeitung (in German). Retrieved 2014-03-28.
- Leweke, Anke (2011-01-12). "Untot und nimmersatt". Die Zeit (in German). Retrieved 2014-03-28.
- "Rammbock". Focus (in German). Retrieved 2014-03-28.