Sky Sharks

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Sky Sharks
Directed byMarc Fehse
Written byMarc Fehse
A.D. Morel
Carsten Fehse
Starring Robert LaSardo
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Lynn Lowry
Lar Park Lincoln
Nick Principe
Michaela Schaffrath
Charles Rettinghaus
Production
company
Capelight Pictures
Distributed by Dark Sky Films
MPI Media Group
Release date
Running time
102 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguagesEnglish
German
Spanish
Russian
Japanese
French

Sky Sharks is a 2020 German science fiction comedy horror film directed by Marc Fehse and starring Robert LaSardo, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Lynn Lowry, Lar Park Lincoln, Nick Principe, Michaela Schaffrath and Charles Rettinghaus.

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Plot

During an expedition in Antarctica, a geological team accidentally discovers a Nazi laboratory from World War II that was kept hidden in the depths of the ice. A terrible secret weapon is hidden in the lab: an army of genetically modified sharks piloted by superhuman Nazi zombies. When they are awakened, they take to the skies, with terrible consequences for everything that crosses their path. An elite military group of four fallen US soldiers in Vietnam faces the threat to save the Earth from destruction.

Cast

Release

The film premiered at the London FrightFest Film Festival in August 2020. [1] [2] It was released on DVD, Blu-ray and digital platforms on February 2, 2021. [3] [4]

Reception

The film has a 43% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on seven reviews. [5]

Martin Unsworth of Starburst awarded the film three stars and wrote, "Like the bastard son of Iron Sky and Dead Snow , Sky Sharks has Nazis at its heart, but in a way that allows the audience to have a little fun." [6]

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