Warhunt

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Warhunt
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Directed by Mauro Borrelli [1]
Written byMauro Borrelli [2]
Reggie Keyohara III [2]
Scott Svatos
Story byMauro Borrelli
Produced byYu-Fai Suen [1]
Julie Zaytseva [3]
Adel Nur [3]
Max Pavlov [3]
Starring Mickey Rourke
Music byTao Liu
Production
companies
Forma Pro Films [4]
Atomik Content [4]
Distributed by Saban Films [5]
Release date
  • January 21, 2022 (2022-01-21) [6]
Running time
93 min
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Warhunt is a 2022 American horror film directed by Mauro Borrelli and starring Mickey Rourke.

Contents

During World War II, a U.S. military cargo plane crashes behind enemy lines in Germany's Black Forest. Maj. Johnson soon sends a squad of his bravest soldiers to retrieve the top-secret material from the wreckage. Venturing deep into the forest, the team discovers hanged Nazis and other bodies bearing ancient, magical symbols. Attacked by a powerful, supernatural force, the men soon find themselves in a fight for their lives as they try to uncover the shocking truth behind the unspeakable evil.

Cast

Production

The film was shot in Riga. [3] [7]

Filming wrapped in April 2020. [2] [8] [9] [10]

Release

The film was released in theaters, on digital and on demand on January 21, 2022. [11] [12] [13] [14]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 19% of 21 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.6/10. [15]

Joe Leydon of Variety gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Blood-drained Nazis! Predatory witches! Mind-twisted soldiers! And Mickey Rourke in an eyepatch! Cowabunga!" [16]

Michael Pementel of Bloody Disgusting also gave it a positive review, giving it four "skulls" out of five. [17]

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  9. ↑ Lattanzio, Ryan (26 April 2020). "Mickey Rourke WWII Horror Movie 'Warhunt' Wraps After Filming During Pandemic in Latvia". IndieWire . Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  10. ↑ Yang, Rachel (26 April 2020). "Mickey Rourke's Warhunt is the rare movie to finish shooting amid COVID-19 pandemic". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  11. ↑ Major, Michael (December 8, 2021). "Video: Watch the Trailer For WARHUNT Starring Robert Knepper". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  12. ↑ Squires, John (December 8, 2021). "'Warhunt' – Mickey Rourke Stars in World War II Horror Movie That Should Pair Well With 'Overlord' [Trailer]". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
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  17. ↑ Pementel, Michael (January 20, 2022). "[Review] With Grim Atmosphere and Bloody Violence, 'Warhunt' Is a Killer Horror-Action Flick". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
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