Dead Snow

For eight medical students, Easter vacation begins innocently enough. They pack their cars full of ski equipment and enough beer to fuel their escape from everyday life to the snowy, isolated hills outside of Øksfjord, Norway. Once there, they receive a late-night visit from a shady hiker, who tells them a story about Nazi occupation of the area during World War II. After doing their fair share of raping and pillaging, the dreaded battalion faced a brutal and vengeful uprising by the citizens of the town. The soldiers who managed to survive the onslaught, including their dreaded leader Colonel Herzog, were driven into the hills by the angry mob, where they supposedly froze to death, never to be seen again. But if the horror genre has taught us anything, it’s that the raucous behavior and promiscuity of the younger generation always have a way of bringing evil spirits back to life.Director Tommy Wirkola pulls no punches in the carnage department—heads roll, blood flows, and entrails ooze as the young vacationers attempt to make it through the night. Wirkola adeptly utilizes the snow’s eerie and ominous backdrop to its fullest extent while orchestrating this wickedly gory, yet somehow delightful, tale of Nazi zombie terror.
CAST
Vegard Hoel, Stig Frode Henriksen, Charlotte Frogner, Jenny Skavlan, Jeppe Beck Laursen, Lasse Valdal

Tommy Wirkola - Tommy Wirkola is the director/screenwriter for Dead Snow. From Alta in northern Norway, he studied media at Finnmark University College and film science at the Lillehammer University College. He earned his bachelor's degree in film and television from Bond University, Australia. His first feature film was Kill Buljo: The Movie (2007), and he has also made the short films Stealing Candy and Little Red Riding Hood from the Hood. Wirkola has also worked in television.

Screenings:

Sat. Jan 17 11:59 p.m. - DEADS17EL Egyptian Theatre, Park City
Wed. Jan 21 9:30 p.m. - DEADS21DN Redstone Cinemas, Kimball Junction
Fri. Jan 23 11:59 p.m. - DEADS23EL Egyptian Theatre, Park City
Sat. Jan 24 10:30 p.m. - DEADS24BN Broadway Centre Cinemas IV, SLC