Cold Meat (film)
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| Directed by | Sébastien Drouin |
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| Music by | Cyril Morin |
Production companies | Featuristic Films; WTFilms |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
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| Language | English |
Cold Meat is a 2024 thriller film directed by Sébastien Drouin. It was released exclusively on Netflix on February 26, 2024.
Plot
David Petersen (Allen Leech) is passing through the Colorado Rockies. After saving a young diner waitress, Ana (Nina Bergman) from her violent ex-husband during a break from driving, he hits the road again through a dangerous snow blizzard with the now kidnapped waitress in the trunk of the car. After a car chase with the ex-husband, David manages to elude him but one false move behind the wheel has him crashing into a snowbank, in the eye of the storm. Ana manages to get herself out of the trunk and takes him hostage. Then starts a psychological showdown between the two before an unexpected 'guest' drops in. Who will survive?
Production
Production of the film began in early 2023. It is Drouin's filmmaking debut. It was filmed in only thirteen days, in Prince George, British Columbia.[1] It is Paris-based WTFilms' second collaboration with UK production company Featuristic Films, after working together on James Kermack's action thriller Knuckledust in 2020.[2] The film was previewed at the FrightFest Film Festival in the United Kingdom on August 27, 2023.
Reception
Cold Meat has a rating of 92% on Rotten Tomatoes and became a global hit.[3] Particularly, it was praised for its tension between the two lead characters, acting, and the "uneasy element to everything (David) says that makes the film tick."[4] At the Portuguese film festival Fantasporto in 2024, Sébastien Drouin won an award for best screenplay for his work on the film.[5]
References
- ^ Fanshaw, Caden. "Introducing 'Cold Meat' the latest big screen production to be filmed in Prince George". CKPGToday.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ Goodfellow2022-05-26T10:56:00+01:00, Melanie. "Featuristic Films, WTFilms re-team on survival thriller 'Cold Meat' (exclusive)". Screen. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Klein, Brennan (2024-06-04). "2024 Survival Thriller With 92% Rotten Tomatoes Score Becomes Global Netflix Hit". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ Mimnagh, Tom (2024-02-07). "Cold Meat (Film Review)". Filmhounds Magazine. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ Barraclough, Leo (2024-03-09). "Japanese Sci-Fi Movie 'From the End of the World' Takes Premier Prize at Genre Festival Fantasporto". Variety. Retrieved 2024-06-12.