Zombiehagen (Short, 2016)
Starring Simone Lykke, Casper Sloth, Elias Munk
Directed by Jonas Ussing
Is it possible to go into some kind of cinematically-induced zombie overload because I’m pretty damned close to it? With the absolute landslide of undead presentations clogging up the horror genre like a pesky hairball in the drain, it really takes something spectacular to make a blip on the radar these days. Jonas Ussing’s on to something here with his 24-minute short Zombiehagen.
In a display that ultimately needs to be expanded into either a series or full-length feature, this quickie focuses on two survivors in Copenhagen and their attempt to not only make their way back into some sense of normalcy (if that’s at all possible), but to search for loved ones that are almost certainly history. We’ve got your standard run and shoot action here, and while the makeup is admirable and the gore is passable, it’s the cinematography that takes home the gold here. Sweeping shots of a deserted city, overturned cars, and evacuated buildings overrun your eye level and add to the short’s beauty.
Now why I usually promulgate that I don’t want to divulge any spoilers, all I’m going to say here is that blood is definitely thicker than… well, stuff that’s not blood. Zombiehagen comes highly recommended solely for visuals alone because when you look deep inside, it’s just more of those damned zombies!
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