Bunker (2022 film)
World War I soldiers face a supernatural entity in a bunker.
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"Bunker" is a 2022 World War I horror thriller about soldiers trapped in a bunker with a supernatural presence.[1][2] On October 8, 2022, the Buffalo International Film Festival hosted the first public showing of the film.[3][2] The director of the film was Adrian Langley, and Michael Huntsman was responsible for the screenplay.[4][2]
Making and release
The film was made in Western New York at Buffalo FilmWorks Studio.[1] It is also known as "The Fallen" in the UK.[1] The premiere screening took place at Buffalo's historic North Park Theatre.[2] Director Adrian Langley, writer Michael Huntsman, and producers Patrick Rizzotti and James Huntsman attended a filmmaker Q&A after the screening.[2]
The film also screened later in October 2022 at HorrorFest and CineQuest.[2] Blue Fox Entertainment planned a theatrical release in early 2023.[1] The cast includes Luke Baines, Kayla Radomski, Sean Cullen, Roger Clark, Julian Feder, Eddie Ramos, and Patrick Moltane.[2] Adrian Langley handled directing duties, Michael Huntsman crafted the script, and the producing team consisted of James Huntsman and Patrick Rizzotti.[4]
Blue Fox Entertainment revealed that the film's debut would occur on October 8, 2022, at the Buffalo International Film Festival, where it was chosen as the "City Centerpiece" feature.[2]
What the cited sources add
Bobby LePire at Film Threat awarded the film 8 out of 10, calling it "a gripping little thriller with solid characters and impressive visual flair"[5][6] Jonathan Hickman at the Newnan Times-Herald gave it a 7 out of 10.[5] Roger Moore at Movie Nation scored it 1 out of 4, describing it as "a pokey, low-heat/low-energy WWI horror movie"[5][7] LePire noted the sound mixing throughout the film was very uneven.[6]
Moore observed the film is "too sober to be a proper fright fest, and too tame and tedious to be a worthy WWI tale"[7] The director stated that "WWI genre thrillers are very rare, and so directing Bunker came with both unique challenges and opportunities".[1]
References
- Billington, "Freaky WWI 'Twilight Zone' Horror Thriller 'Bunker' Official Trailer FirstShowing.net", Firstshowing.net, 2022-10-07. facts only, no text reused. firstshowing.net
- Miska, "‘Bunker’ Trailer and Poster Bring the True Hell of War [Exclusive]", Bloody Disgusting!, 2022-10-06. facts only, no text reused. bloody-disgusting.com
- Wikipedia, "Bunker (2022 film)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Miska, "‘Bunker’ Trailer and Poster Bring the True Hell of War [Exclusive]", Bloody Disgusting!, 2022-10-06 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Bunker (2022 film)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Billington, "Freaky WWI 'Twilight Zone' Horror Thriller 'Bunker' Official Trailer FirstShowing.net", Firstshowing.net, 2022-10-07 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Bunker (2022 film)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: LePire, "Bunker Film Threat", Film Threat, 2023-02-24; Hickman, "Bunker: A potent slice of claustrophobic WWI horror", The Newnan Times-Herald, 2023-02-24; Moore, "Movie Review: WWI Yanks and Tommies find something Monstrous in the “Bunker”", Movie Nation, 2023-02-18 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- LePire, "Bunker Film Threat", Film Threat, 2023-02-24. facts only, no text reused. filmthreat.com
- Moore, "Movie Review: WWI Yanks and Tommies find something Monstrous in the “Bunker”", Movie Nation, 2023-02-18. facts only, no text reused. rogersmovienation.com
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