Title: Autumn Blood Director: Markus Blunder Cast: Sophie Lowe, Peter Stormare, Gustaf Skarsgard, Samuel Vauramo, Maximilian Harnisch Running time: 100 minutes; Rated R On VOD and iTunes and in-theaters on September 19th In the mountains above a remote Austrian village, a brother and sister become orphans when their mother dies. A 16 year old girl (Sophie Lowe) and her 10 year old brother (Maximilian Harnisch) live off the land and only depend on each other. A few people begin to notice that the children are now alone, and a trio of hunters brutally rapes the girl. When a social services worker is called to the town, the trio drive back [ Read More ]
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- 9/20/2014
- by juliana
- ShockYa
Looking for trouble
The beautiful, bleak landscape of the Tyrol; two orphaned children living alone on a remote farm; a gang of men whose brutal actions reshape all their lives. This is Autumn Blood, the stunnning début film from Markus Blunder starring Beautiful Kate’s Sophie Lowe and young Austrian TV star Maximilian Harnisch. It originated, Blunder says, with “a very brave woman that shared with me a story from her childhood,” and he was drawn to take up the challenge of directing because “My life was filled with darkness and bright light. There is many things I want to communicate to the world.”
Maximilian Harnisch and Sophie Lowe
Blunder has a complex background, starting out in music videos and moving on to secure a stellar reputation as an advertising director. Trained as an actor, he directs theatre and had brought these disparate aspects of his work together in Autumn Blood,...
The beautiful, bleak landscape of the Tyrol; two orphaned children living alone on a remote farm; a gang of men whose brutal actions reshape all their lives. This is Autumn Blood, the stunnning début film from Markus Blunder starring Beautiful Kate’s Sophie Lowe and young Austrian TV star Maximilian Harnisch. It originated, Blunder says, with “a very brave woman that shared with me a story from her childhood,” and he was drawn to take up the challenge of directing because “My life was filled with darkness and bright light. There is many things I want to communicate to the world.”
Maximilian Harnisch and Sophie Lowe
Blunder has a complex background, starting out in music videos and moving on to secure a stellar reputation as an advertising director. Trained as an actor, he directs theatre and had brought these disparate aspects of his work together in Autumn Blood,...
- 9/18/2014
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Arc Entertainment is set to release the thriller “Autumn Blood” in theaters and on VOD Sept. 19. “Autumn Blood’ is written by Stephen T. Barton and Markus Blunder and directed by Blunder. The film stars Sophie Lowe, Peter Stormare, Gustaf Skarsgard, Samuel Vauramo and Maximilian Harnisch. The film’s story follows two orphans who have to fight for their lives. “Two young orphans in the Tirolian Mountains come under siege by a vicious band of hunters. Frightened of being separated by child services following the death of their mother, a self-sufficient 16-year-old girl (Sophie Lowe) and her 10-year-old brother (Maximilian Harnisch) – who hasn’t spoken a word since seeing his father [ Read More ]
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- 9/12/2014
- by monique
- ShockYa
Exclusive: Arc Entertainment has acquired all North American rights to Markus Blunder’s thriller.
Autumn Blood was shot entirely on 65mm in the Austrian Alps and stars Sophie Lowe, Peter Stormare, Gustaf Skarsgard, Samuel Vauramo and newcomer Maximilian Harnisch.
The story centres on a pair of siblings at a secluded mountain farm who decide not to tell anyone when their mother dies, leaving them orphans. In the coming days they must deal with sinister visitors. Stephen T Barton and Blunder co-wrote the screenplay. Blunder also produced.
“We are excited to collaborate with 108 Media to release this jarring, incredibly cinematic film with its creative and unpredictable storytelling,” said Arc’s head of acquisitions Scott Moesta. “We are proud to distribute the film on all platforms.”
Moesta brokered the deal with 108 Media’s Jordan Nutson on behalf of the filmmakers.
108 has closed deals with Japan (New Select), pan-Asia (Astro) and Scandinavia (Take One). Deals are understood to be in the...
Autumn Blood was shot entirely on 65mm in the Austrian Alps and stars Sophie Lowe, Peter Stormare, Gustaf Skarsgard, Samuel Vauramo and newcomer Maximilian Harnisch.
The story centres on a pair of siblings at a secluded mountain farm who decide not to tell anyone when their mother dies, leaving them orphans. In the coming days they must deal with sinister visitors. Stephen T Barton and Blunder co-wrote the screenplay. Blunder also produced.
“We are excited to collaborate with 108 Media to release this jarring, incredibly cinematic film with its creative and unpredictable storytelling,” said Arc’s head of acquisitions Scott Moesta. “We are proud to distribute the film on all platforms.”
Moesta brokered the deal with 108 Media’s Jordan Nutson on behalf of the filmmakers.
108 has closed deals with Japan (New Select), pan-Asia (Astro) and Scandinavia (Take One). Deals are understood to be in the...
- 7/2/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
It has yet to premiere at a major film festival, but Markus Blunder’s Autumn Blood starring up-and-comer actress Sophie Lowe (Two Mothers) and vet Peter Stormare (Fargo) will have drawn some early support from Mark Urman’s Paladin as Variety reports that the indie label picked up the alp set thriller over the weekend at the Efm. A theatrical release will occur later in the year.
Gist: High in the mountains, a widowed mother dies, leaving her two children alone and orphaned (Sophie Lowe & Maximilian Harnisch). Fearing being split up they keep their mother’s death a secret. They survive together until the mayor’s son and his friends brutally destroy their innocence when they assault and rape the girl. 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.
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Gist: High in the mountains, a widowed mother dies, leaving her two children alone and orphaned (Sophie Lowe & Maximilian Harnisch). Fearing being split up they keep their mother’s death a secret. They survive together until the mayor’s son and his friends brutally destroy their innocence when they assault and rape the girl. 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.
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- 2/12/2013
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
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