Directed by:
Marvin KrenScreenplay:
Benjamin HesslerCinematography:
Moritz SchultheißCast:
Gerhard Liebmann, Edita Malovcic, Hille Beseler, Peter Knaack, Felix Römer, Brigitte Kren, Murathan Muslu, Michael Fuith, Coco Huemer, Adina Vetter (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
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 change. When the 'glacier blood' comes in contact with the local wildlife, it causes changes that are at first curious, then horrifying.
Soon Janek and his team have their hands full defending themselves and the station against a growing horde of biological monstrosities. Using every tool at their disposal they must learn to work together to survive the onslaught.
Harking back to classic creature features, director Marvin Kren combines classical filmmaking techniques with imaginative practical effects to produce a rollercoaster ride of laughs and jolts.
(IFC Films)
Reviews (2)
For a moment I considered a third star, but that would have been for the Alps rather than the film itself … and we have other experts for that. Technically, it’s pretty well made, and some of the moments with the monster are also good, but after some time it begins to get more and more unintentionally funny, mainly due to the utterly absurdly overacted interactions among the members of the scientific team. Kren’s previous film, Rammbock: Berlin Undead, was better.
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The Station certainly doesn't escape comparison with John Carpenter's The Thing, but Marvin Kren's film is quite different in quality. On the one hand, I was impressed by the alpine locations and the solid musical score, on the other, I found the film's potential quite untapped and somewhat clumsily grasped. The overall impression was also spoiled by the bad special effects - The Thing is more than thirty years older and it had better and scarier looking monsters. The cast was also bland, and the relationship line (with the bizarre "mother metaphor" at the end) went completely over my head. All in all, I would have given the film two and a half stars, but I’m rounding down in this case.
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