H4Z4RD

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H4Z4RD
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Directed byJonas Govaerts
Written byTrent Haaga
Produced byDimitri 'Vegas' Thivaios
Peter De Maegd
Tom Hameeuw
Lize Lefaible
Starring Dimitri Vegas
Jennifer Heylen
Jeroen Perceval
Frank Lammers
CinematographyDries Delputte
Edited byMaarten Janssens
Music by Adam Wiltzie
Production
companies
Dream Big Productions
Potemkino
Release date
  • July 20, 2022 (2022-07-20)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryBelgium
LanguageDutch

H4Z4RD is a 2022 Dutch-language action comedy film, [1] written by Trent Haaga and directed by Jonas Govaerts. It stars Dimitri Vegas, Jennifer Heylen, and Jeroen Perceval, with guest star Frank Lammers.

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The film follows Noah Hazard and his brother Carlos, who take a job for money, only to find themselves in deeper trouble than they were expecting.

H4Z4RD was released on July 20 in Belgium and received limited screenings in the United States throughout the year. It received mostly positive reviews from critics.

Plot

The film follows Noah Hazard, who takes a job with his brother that leads to an adventure that endangers his family and his prized car.

Release

The film was released on July 20 in Belgium. In the United States, the film premiered at the Fantastic Fest film festival. [2] In Canada, the film was shown on October 19 at Toronto After Dark. [3]

Reception

The film received overall positive reviews from critics.

Bloody Disgusting praised the film, calling it, "darkly funny, violent, and full of unexpected detours". [4] /Film also praised the film, giving it 7.5/10 stars and calling it, "a full-throttle midnighter that barely runs out of gas". [2]

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References

  1. "H4Z4RD — 2022". The A.V. Club .
  2. 1 2 "H4Z4RD Review: Dimitri Vegas Has A Very Bad Day Behind The Wheel [Fantastic Fest]". /Film .
  3. "Film Schedule for Toronto After Dark, Oct 19–23, 2022". Toronto After Dark .
  4. "'H4Z4RD' Review – Slick Genre-Bender Takes Viewers on Violent, High-Octane Ride". Bloody Disgusting .