Harvest (Short, 2015)
Starring Kim Sønderholm, Siff Andersson, Slavko Labovic, Julie Kunz; introduction by Lloyd Kaufman
Directed by Martin Sonntag, Kim Sønderholm
Simplistic, gory, and short… no, I’m not talking about my first romantic experience – this is something a bit more entertaining, but not without its drawbacks. From the double-headed directorial team of Martin Sonntag and Kim Sønderholm (who also stars) comes Harvest, a less than 20-minute foray into organ reaping that will make you think twice about whom you introduce yourself to the next time you’re out at the club.
Sønderholm plays John, a harvester-for-hire who plies his craft of sawing into hapless victims and taking what is bringing in the big bucks on the black market. After a small mishap results in a damaged kidney which is of no use to the lead baddie-in-charge, Zarko (Labovic), John is ordered to reel in fresher organs or lose his position…and when I say LOSE, I don’t mean he’ll be simply given a pink slip.
His travels lead him to scour fetish sites on the net, looking for that perfect match, and after she shows her face, let’s just say that things don’t go as smoothly as they should for Dr. Sawbones. While metering out at a minuscule 19 minutes, no time is wasted in bringing the violence to the forefront, and while I certainly appreciate a nice dousing of crimson in my cinematic entertainment, I can’t get behind lame effects, and unfortunately this is what we’ve got to deal with. Now, before you curse my name for spitting venom at a low-budget production, I’ve seen displays tossed out for less money with better gore, but that only knocks this down a peg or two, so relax yourselves. – this is fun, plain and simple.
In the end, Harvest will appeal to those who want their sadism dished out in small bites, and gives a nice performance as the dutiful, demented, and desperate doc who simply needs that last bag of juicy innards to save his job… and his life. Well worth a watch.
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