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Warhunt

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Warhunt
Directed byMauro Borrelli[1]
Written byMauro Borrelli[2]
Reggie Keyohara III[2]
Scott Svatos
Story byMauro Borrelli
Produced byYu-Fai Suen[1]
Julie Zaytseva[3]
Adel Nur[3]
Max Pavlov[3]
StarringMickey Rourke
Music byTao Liu
Production
companies
Forma Pro Films[4]
Atomik Content[4]
Distributed bySaban Films[5]
Release date
  • January 21, 2022 (2022-01-21)[6]
Running time
93 min
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Warhunt is a 2022 American horror film directed by Mauro Borrelli and starring Mickey Rourke.

Synopsis

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During World War II, a U.S. military cargo plane crashes behind enemy lines in Germany's Black Forest. Maj. Johnson soon sends a squad of his bravest soldiers to retrieve the top-secret material from the wreckage. Venturing deep into the forest, the team discovers hanged Nazis and other bodies bearing ancient, magical symbols. Attacked by a powerful, supernatural force, the men soon find themselves in a fight for their lives as they try to uncover the shocking truth behind the unspeakable evil.

Cast

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Production

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The film was shot in Riga.[3][7]

Filming wrapped in April 2020.[2][8][9][10]

Release

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The film was released in theaters, on digital and on demand on January 21, 2022.[11][12][13][14]

Reception

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 19% of 21 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.6/10.[15]

Joe Leydon of Variety gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Blood-drained Nazis! Predatory witches! Mind-twisted soldiers! And Mickey Rourke in an eyepatch! Cowabunga!"[16]

Michael Pementel of Bloody Disgusting also gave it a positive review, giving it four "skulls" out of five.[17]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Sprague, Mike (28 April 2020). "Mickey Rourke WWII Witch Horror Movie WARHUNT Kept Shooting During Covid-19". Dread Central. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Weiss, Josh (26 April 2020). "WWII Horror-Fantasy 'Warhunt' With Mickey Rourke Becomes One of First Movies to Wrap Amid Coronavirus". SyFy Wire. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d Hamman, Cody (27 April 2020). "WWII Horror Movie Starring Mickey Rourke Was Able to Film During Pandemic". JoBlo.com. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b Hamman, Cody (30 December 2021). "Warhunt trailer: Mickey Rourke WWII horror movie coming to theatres, VOD". JoBlo.com. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  5. ^ Hamman, Cody (December 2, 2021). "Warhunt: Mickey Rourke WWII horror movie gets January release". JoBlo.com. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  6. ^ "Watch The Trailer For WARHUNT". Fangoria. December 11, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  7. ^ a b c Miska, Brad (27 April 2020). "'Warhunt': Mickey Rourke Battles a Coven of Witches During WWII". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  8. ^ Barraclough, Leo (26 April 2020). "Mickey Rourke Fantasy Horror Movie 'Warhunt' Wraps After Shooting During Covid-19 Crisis (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  9. ^ Lattanzio, Ryan (26 April 2020). "Mickey Rourke WWII Horror Movie 'Warhunt' Wraps After Filming During Pandemic in Latvia". IndieWire. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  10. ^ Yang, Rachel (26 April 2020). "Mickey Rourke's Warhunt is the rare movie to finish shooting amid COVID-19 pandemic". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  11. ^ Major, Michael (December 8, 2021). "Video: Watch the Trailer For WARHUNT Starring Robert Knepper". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  12. ^ Squires, John (December 8, 2021). "'Warhunt' – Mickey Rourke Stars in World War II Horror Movie That Should Pair Well With 'Overlord' [Trailer]". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  13. ^ Weiss, Josh (December 8, 2021). "'Warhunt': One of the First Movies to Wrap Amid the Pandemic Teases Witchy WWII Mission in First Look". Syfy.com. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  14. ^ Miska, Brad (January 11, 2022). "'Warhunt' Clip Teases Nazi Experiments and Hoodoo [Exclusive]". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  15. ^ "Warhunt". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  16. ^ Leydon, Joe (January 19, 2022). "'Warhunt' Review: Witchcraft Threatens U.S. Soldiers Behind Enemy Lines in This War-Horror Mash-Up". Variety. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  17. ^ Pementel, Michael (January 20, 2022). "[Review] With Grim Atmosphere and Bloody Violence, 'Warhunt' Is a Killer Horror-Action Flick". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
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