Friday, March 13, 2015

The Devil of Kreuzberg



Linda and Jakob are happily in love until one night, Jakob begins to have horrific nightmares in which Linda appears as a darkly seductive creature. Tormented by these visions, Jakob asks his best friend Kurt to murder Linda for him, thus beginning a slow descent into madness. Unbeknownst to the two men, Linda is acting under the control of an ancient family curse. Will her love for Jakob overcome the powers of death? Will Kurt give in to his violent urges and kill to protect his friendship? Is there a way to escape the Devil of Kreuzberg? 


Starring: Naiden Angelov, Alexander Bakshaev, and Sandra Bourdonnec


Directed by: Alexander Bakshaev

Written by: Pippo Schund (story)


The Devil of Kreuzberg is a new supernatural ghost story from Alex Bakshaev (Outside, Bittersweet), co-financed by Raymond Fox Miller and Carnie Films. This film is being shot from a script by Pippo Schund (Zärtlichkeit) and is Bakshaev's tribute to European Gothic cinema.

Principal photography started in late December 2014 and is due to conclude in early March.

Shot in true guerilla fashion entirely on location and without permits, The Devil of Kreuzberg is produced in response to the recent resurgence of the viewers' interest towards the Golden Age of independent European horror cinema. The story was conceived by Pippo Schund after attending a screening of The Strange Color of Your Body's Tears (2013), however, little trace of the controversial gallic pseudo-giallo can be found in The Devil of Kreuzberg.

As The Devil of Kreuzberg is evidently a genre piece, great importance is being placed on visual style, as well as the sound-scape. For the film's score, Bakshaev has secured the services of his longtime collaborator, Alexander Fle Zhemchuzhnikov, who has previously scored a number of Carnie productions including Outside. The Devil of Kreuzberg also marks the beginning of Bakshaev's collaboration with popular horror electronics act Spettro Family. A number of independent bands such as Brom, Bonifrate and BIU have also contributed to the film's soundtrack, not to mention the input of prodigy cellist Rita Athayde Novais.

As the shoot progresses the cast and crew are faced with daily challenges inherent in no-bugdet filmmaking and their incredible tenacity is a sure sign of their faith in the project. (by: Lisa Reiner)


For more information, please visit the film’s IMDB page!

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