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  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 38 m
  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 38 m

Summary Janek is a technician on a climate observation station high up in the German Alps, one of a team of scientists preparing their outpost for visit from the Environment Minister. Their routine is interrupted by a strange discovery; a red liquid pouring from a nearby glacier, melted free from the ice crust that is shrinking with climate cha...

Directed By: Marvin Kren

Written By: Benjamin Hessler, Claudia Kolland, Marvin Kren

  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 38 m
  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 38 m

Blood Glacier

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
45
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 10 User Ratings
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Summary Janek is a technician on a climate observation station high up in the German Alps, one of a team of scientists preparing their outpost for visit from the Environment Minister. Their routine is interrupted by a strange discovery; a red liquid pouring from a nearby glacier, melted free from the ice crust that is shrinking with climate cha...

Directed By: Marvin Kren

Written By: Benjamin Hessler, Claudia Kolland, Marvin Kren

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
45
11% Positive
1 Review
56% Mixed
5 Reviews
33% Negative
3 Reviews

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
45
11% Positive
1 Review
56% Mixed
5 Reviews
33% Negative
3 Reviews

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67
May 5, 2014
In an era of predictably tweaked horror premises and haunted-house flicks with 10-dollar titles, a doggedly straightforward monster movie like Blood Glacier can feel refreshing, if not exactly fresh.
By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky FULL REVIEW
60
May 1, 2014
Sometimes genre-based filmmakers don’t know how to make their material fun without making fun of their material, but that’s not a failing of Mr. Kren’s.
By Nicolas Rapold FULL REVIEW
60
Apr 29, 2014
Marvin Kren’s enjoyable if ephemeral horror movie gets by for a while on its dopey premise.
By Keith Uhlich FULL REVIEW
50
May 1, 2014
Unfortunately, this low budget chiller is unable to capture the same kind of awe and terror that made "The Thing" so powerful, although its attempt to be more character-based and emphasis on practical effects is somewhat admirable. Somewhat.
By Drew Taylor FULL REVIEW
50
Apr 30, 2014
Director Marvin Kren delivers a lot of cheap scares, but the film doesn’t approach the dread-soaked suspense of the 1982 version of “The Thing.”
By Kyle Smith FULL REVIEW
38
Apr 27, 2014
The film straddles a very awkward line between creature feature, conspiracy thriller, and domestic drama, all without novelty or suspense.
By Ed Gonzalez FULL REVIEW
20
May 1, 2014
The film’s monsters are so unconvincing that director Marvin Kren has no choice but to hide them as much as possible via rapid-fire editing and violent shaky-cam, relying on his actors to fill in the gaps with hysterical screaming.
By Mike D'Angelo FULL REVIEW

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5.4
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20% Negative
2 Ratings

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40% Mixed
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20% Negative
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Production Company Allegro Film, FilmVergnuegen, Filmfonds Wien, Filmstandort Austria (FISA), ORF Film/Fernseh-Abkommen, Österreichisches Filminstitut
Release Date May 2, 2014
Duration 1 h 38 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Tagline Terror Has Evolved.
Website https://www.facebook.com/Blutgletscher
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Awards

Austrian Film Award, AT
• 3 Wins & 4 Nominations
Diagonale, Austria
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Max Ophüls Festival
• 1 Nomination

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