''Absolute Evil – Final Exit'' is a
drama film
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written and directed by
Ulli Lommel
Ulli Lommel (21 December 1944 – 2 December 2017) was a German Film actor, actor and Film director, director, noted for his many collaborations with Rainer Werner Fassbinder and his association with the New German Cinema movement. Lommel spent ...
. The film stars
Carolyn Neff
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,
Rusty Joiner
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Early life and education
Born in Montgomery, Alabama, and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Joiner attended Georgia Southern Universi ...
and
David Carradine
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. The film premiered at the
Berlin International Film Festival
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on 8 February 2009.
Premise
Lovers Savannah (
Carolyn Neff
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*Carolyn Bennett (born 1950), Canadian p ...
) and Cooper (
Rusty Joiner
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Early life and education
Born in Montgomery, Alabama, and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Joiner attended Georgia Southern Universi ...
) share a childhood
trauma
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*Major trauma, in physical medicine, severe physical injury caused by an external source
* Psychological trauma, a type of damage to the psyche that occurs as a result of a severely distressing event
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. But just as they seem to have conquered their inner demons, the past catches up on them, and they are soon pursued by enigmatic gang leader Raf (
David Carradine
David Carradine ( ; born John Arthur Carradine Jr.; December 8, 1936 – June 3, 2009) was an American actor best known for playing martial arts roles. He is perhaps best known as the star of the 1970s television series ''Kung Fu'', playi ...
) and his plans of retaliation and murder.
Cast
Premiere
The film was accepted to
Berlin International Film Festival
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and saw its premiere in February 2009. The film was shown in the Panorama section.
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The Hollywood Reporter
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'' published an online review
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film review (by Peter Brunette) of ''Absolute Evil'', in which
Peter Brunette wrote: "At least once every festival, critics collectively scratch their heads and say "How did THAT get selected?" ''Absolute Evil'' is the tentative awardee for worst film at this year's Berlinale. Shot in an ugly digital format (not
HD) that is often out of focus, the stock thriller structure also sports horribly clichéd, repetitive dialogue, dramatic "gestures" that we've seen a thousand times, and very bad performances (with the exception of David Carradine, who seems to be having the time of his life). Commercial prospects, aside from a few
DVD
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buyers who might be seeking campy entertainment, seem quite remote."
Trilogy
''Absolute Evil – Final Exit'' is the first part of the trilogy that will continue with ''Absolute Evil – Life After Death'' and ''Absolute Evil – Back from the Dead''.
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References
External links
screendaily.com review
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2009 films
2009 crime drama films
American crime drama films
American crime thriller films
2000s English-language films
English-language German films
Films directed by Ulli Lommel
American independent films
German crime thriller films
German crime drama films
German independent films
2009 independent films
2000s American films
2000s German films
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