'Prey' On This!!
Hey there – would you like to own a Norwegian horror film that took Europe by storm and won an “international fan following” on DVD? Then you’re in luck, because Anchor Bay has acquired a film with that exact repertoire for a U.S. release! It’s called Cold Prey, and after playing to sold-out crowds in film festivals around the world – including the 2007 Slamdance Film Festival, the San Francisco International Film Festival, Frightfest UK, Transylvania International Film Festival, Montreal World Film Festival – it will now be available for you to own on January 20th 2009. The film was directed Roar Uthaug (I can’t decide if this is the greatest name ever or the most tragic) and stars a bunch of people with very Norwegian names.
“It’s midwinter. Five youngsters are heading for the Jotunheimen mountain area to go snowboarding. On the slope, one of them has a bad fall and breaks a leg. There is no sign of any other people around, and their mobile phones are out of range. They catch sight of a mountain hotel in the distance, and decide to find shelter there. The hotel lies empty and silent, obviously closed down years ago. The phone lines are dead, and the youngsters realize they have to spend the night in the hotel. But it turns out they’re not alone. In the basement they discover a filthy dungeon of a room, where somebody has recently lived…”
