1945. A U.S. military cargo plane loses control and violently crashes behind enemy lines in the middle of the German black forest. Major Johnson sends a squad of his bravest soldiers on a rescue mission to retrieve the top-secret material the plane was carrying, led by Sergeants Brewer and Walsh. They soon discover hanged Nazi soldiers and other dead bodies bearing ancient, magical symbols. Suddenly their compasses fail, their perceptions twist and straying from the group leads to profound horrors as they are attacked by a powerful, supernatural force.
Practical Effects
Creature effects that actually slap for this budget
Production
Fog-soaked forest sets genuine occult atmosphere
Director
Mauro Borrelli
Robert Knepper
Sergeant Brewer
Jackson Rathbone
Walsh
Mickey Rourke
Major Johnson
Aglaya Tarasova
Venefica
Anna Paliga
Stria
Lou Stassen
Hexe
Fredrik Wagner
Rucker
Lorenzo de Moor
Gardner
Josh Burdett
Captain Rice
Alex Mills
Friar
Polina Pushkareva
Radio operator
Ieva Segliņa
Cryptologist
Elliott Wooster
Taft
Tom J. Benedict
Co-pilot
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Mauro Borrelli has storyboarded for major franchises including Star Wars and Pirates of the Caribbean, which explains the visual ambition outpacing the budget.
The film taps into the real Nazi fascination with the occult—Heinrich Himmler actually sent expeditions to find Germanic pagan artifacts, making this schlock weirdly adjacent to history.
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