Død snø (2009)

Director:

Tommy Wirkola

Writers:

Stig Frode Henriksen (written by)
Tommy Wirkola (written by)

Release Date:

9 January 2009 (Norway)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

A ski vacation turns horrific for a group of medical students, as they find themselves confronted by an unimaginable menace: Nazi zombies. |

Plot Keywords:

Nazi Zombies | Nazi | Two Word Title | Gore | Spoof

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Vegar Hoel	...	Martin
Stig Frode Henriksen	...	Roy
Charlotte Frogner	...	Hanna
Lasse Valdal	...	Vegard
Evy Kasseth Røsten	...	Liv
Jeppe Laursen	...	Erlend
Jenny Skavlan	...	Chris
Ane Dahl Torp	...	Sara
Bjørn Sundquist	...	The Wanderer
Ørjan Gamst	...	Herzog

Also Known As:

Dead Snow (Europe: English title) (festival title) (USA) (new title)
Rød snø (Norway) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:91 min | Norway:90 min

Country:

Norway

Language:

Norwegian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Norway:15 | UK:18 | New Zealand:R16 | Germany:18 | Canada:14A (Manitoba) | Canada:18A (British Columbia/Ontario) | Netherlands:16 | Australia:R (2009) | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Alta, Finnmark, Norway

Company:

Euforia Film

Trivia:

This film's main trailer shows black-and-white World War II archive footage including battleships, parachuting and a command room featuring Adolf Hitler but this material is not seen in the actual movie.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: One of the zombies (one of the two chasing the girl up the tree) is wearing a white (snow) camouflage jacket. The jacket shows plastic parts (or is completely made out of plastic) which can only be found at modern day jackets. Maybe the zombie took it away from a earlier victim but as all the others wear "original" war gear this is supposed to be a WWII Jacket - and is way too modern.

Quotes:

Erlend: [In English, quoting Indiana Jones] Fortune and glory, kid... Fortune and glory.

Movie Connections:

References The Evil Dead (1981)

My high expectations were met

Død Snø, which should have had the name "Red Snow" or "Rød Snø", but could not because there already is a film with such a name, and from where.. jepp Norway that one too. We got a thing for snow, and man did it turn out good in this one. I think they somehow got to combine the mayhem and fun from some of the classics, at the same time as they capture a bit of Norwegian fun with the music and scenery.

I definitely recommend the movie, for those who are fans of Zoombies and gore.

It's been fun reading the comments and what people think of the movie, and seeing such an attention for a zombie film from Norway.