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The Head Hunter

Am Rande eines Königreichs schützt ein ruhiger, aber bestimmter mittelalterlicher Krieger das Reich vor Monstern, Drachen und anderen okkulten Gefahren. Seiner grausamen Sammlung von Köpfen fehlt nur noch eines: Das Monster, das vor Jahren seine Tochter getötet hat. Getrieben von einem unstillbaren Durst nach Rache, treibt es ihn auf seinem Pferd in die Weite. Tagtäglich wartet er auf eine Chance, das Monster zur Strecke bringen zu können. Eines Tages ist es dann so weit, er wittert die blutige Spur, die das Untier hinter sich herzieht. Doch noch ahnt der namenlose Krieger nicht, mit was er es zu tun bekommen wird. In einem Kampf auf Leben und Tod steht schließlich nicht nur sein, sondern das Schicksal des gesamten Königreichs auf dem Spiel ...

Erscheinungsdatum
2019-04-05
TMDB
5.4 / 10 (350)
Laufzeit
1 Std. 12 Min.
Genres
Horror, Fantasy
Regie
Jordan Downey

Besetzung

Wissenswertes

  • Gedreht in: Kalifornien

The Head Hunter, originally titled The Head, is a 2018 American independent fantasy horror film directed, written, produced and edited by Jordan Downey. It stars Norwegian actor Christopher Rygh, Cora Kaufman, and Aisha Ricketts. The film centers on the title character, who works as a bounty hunter for a local kingdom, all the while he awaits the eventual return of the creature that murdered his daughter.

Production

The Head Hunter was produced and directed by Jordan Downey, who also co-wrote the script with Kevin Stewart. Downey had previously directed several short films, including the 2014 short Critters: Bounty Hunter, and the 2008 comedy-horror film ThanksKilling. After the completion of several short films, including Thankskilling 2, Downey and his frequent collaborator Stewart began development of their next project.

The concept for The Head Hunter was not immediately forthcoming, as Downey states, "We didn't have the idea first, we just had this drive to make a movie [...] So we just sat down, to see if we could come up with something that we could shoot for a low budget." The story was later developed during a writer's retreat at Stewart's family home.

Early in pre-production, the two filmmakers decided to shoot in Soutelo Mourisco, a small village in Northern Portugal, due to the remoteness of its location. The filmmakers wanted to utilize the location for some time, feeling that its remoteness and scenery "would lend itself very well to a horror movie".

Construction of the props and monsters commenced before the script was completed, with the filmmakers experimenting with the designs and techniques to accommodate their low budget. In creating the look and feel of decomposition in the severed heads, the production crew acquired old Halloween masks, staining them and placing layers of melted plastic over them to create the effect of rotting flesh.

Principal photography began in Bragança, Portugal, while additional scenes were shot in Norway, and Mammoth Lakes, California. With little dialogue in the film, Downey stated that he had always admired films that centered more on visual storytelling, rather than relying on dialogue to convey the story.

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