Playing with Dolls: Bloodlust

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Playing with Dolls: Bloodlust
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Official release poster
Directed byRene Perez
Written byRene Perez
Produced by
  • Rene Perez
  • Kerry Wallum
Starring
  • Richard Tyson
  • Karin Brauns
  • Ian Dalziel
  • Elonda Seawood
  • Colin Bryant
  • Marilyn Robrahn
CinematographyRene Perez
Edited byRene Perez
Music byRene Perez
Production
companies
Distributed by Edel SE & Co. KGaA
Release date
  • January 21, 2016 (2016-01-21)(Germany)
Running time
81 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Playing with Dolls: Bloodlust is a 2016 American slasher film written and directed by Rene Perez. A sequel to the 2015 film Playing with Dolls . It stars Richard Tyson, Karin Brauns, Ian Dalziel, Elonda Seawood, Colin Bryant and Marilyn Robrahn. [1]

Contents

The film was released on January 21, 2016.

Plot

Stina, a solo mother trying to raise her daughter, is about to take a job as a stripper when she receives a call recruiting her to appear on a reality tv show. At the same time, Magnus, a former soldier, trying to parent his son following his divorce, is hired to act as a bodyguard for a famous actor auditioning for the same show. When the actor walks off, Magnus is offered the role. The contestants are told that the winner will receive a million dollars and the option to appear in a Hollywood horror film series. Stina, Magnus and the two other contestants Nico and Rodrigo are flown to a remote cabin location where they are told they will be hunted by a masked maniac as everything is filmed with cameras placed around the area. As the group settle in, the masked killer appears only for them to discover they are being killed for real.

Cast

Release

The film was released in Germany on January 21, 2016. [2] The film was released to Blu-ray on April 6, 2018. [3]

Sequel

A third movie titled Playing with Dolls: Havoc was released on July 18, 2017. [4]

Reception

Sofia Sinema of Letterboxd gave the film 2 stars and she wrote: Catching up with the MCU slowly. The Metalface Cinematic Universe, that is. Love the solo dance teases and bared breasts, but an offscreen kill for your finest doll? And WTF happened to the ending? That was rather premature. Oh well...one man wrecking crew Rene Perez has already made about a dozen more features since this. There's bound to be some hits and misses when you're grinding at that pace. I'll be back for more pain. You can count on them apples. 4.1/10 [5]

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