Der Nachtmahr
Directed by Akiz
Written by Achim Bornhak
Germany, 2015
German nu-techno artist Akiz opens his debut film with a meek disclaimer to ‘play this film loud’, a rare moment of quiet trepidation before all sorts of sonic and symbiotic hell breaks loose. Tina (Carolyn Genzkow) and her teenage friends are veterans of the decadent Berlin party scene, imbibing a heady cocktail of thrills, pills and bellyaches, and dancing until the dawn. One night, her nocturnal antics get out of hand after she passes out, and in her comatose condition, she nets a dark creature of the id, a grotesque gnomish monster which starts to stalk Nina at school and at home, much to her distress. Whether this abominable apparition is real or a hallucination fueled by her narcotic disintegration is kept close to the film’s nerve-pummeling chest, as physical manifestations of the creature conveniently materialize as the possible...
Directed by Akiz
Written by Achim Bornhak
Germany, 2015
German nu-techno artist Akiz opens his debut film with a meek disclaimer to ‘play this film loud’, a rare moment of quiet trepidation before all sorts of sonic and symbiotic hell breaks loose. Tina (Carolyn Genzkow) and her teenage friends are veterans of the decadent Berlin party scene, imbibing a heady cocktail of thrills, pills and bellyaches, and dancing until the dawn. One night, her nocturnal antics get out of hand after she passes out, and in her comatose condition, she nets a dark creature of the id, a grotesque gnomish monster which starts to stalk Nina at school and at home, much to her distress. Whether this abominable apparition is real or a hallucination fueled by her narcotic disintegration is kept close to the film’s nerve-pummeling chest, as physical manifestations of the creature conveniently materialize as the possible...
- 10/11/2015
- by John
- SoundOnSight
Angst von der Angst: Concept Overrides Construction in Weak Psychological Metaphor
It’s evident a majority of the artistry that went into the conceptualization of Der Nachtmahr (The Nightmare), the sophomore feature from Akiz (aka Achim Bornhak), revolves around its provocative piece de resistance, a hunchbacked alien creature hobbling around in the periphery of its terrorized protagonist’s psyche. If only as much artistry had been poured into the remainder of the film perhaps this wouldn’t seem like fodder for a decent short feature stretched precariously beyond belief.
A group of mostly white and privileged drug addled teenagers stomp around secret raves, defiling the wishes of their parents in their endless revelry. Daytime hours are spent wallowing about in smoke-filled rooms, with this particular group lazily regarding a less stable cohort as she disappears down a vaguely defined rabbit hole of increasingly materialized fear. Lovers of electronic beats may...
It’s evident a majority of the artistry that went into the conceptualization of Der Nachtmahr (The Nightmare), the sophomore feature from Akiz (aka Achim Bornhak), revolves around its provocative piece de resistance, a hunchbacked alien creature hobbling around in the periphery of its terrorized protagonist’s psyche. If only as much artistry had been poured into the remainder of the film perhaps this wouldn’t seem like fodder for a decent short feature stretched precariously beyond belief.
A group of mostly white and privileged drug addled teenagers stomp around secret raves, defiling the wishes of their parents in their endless revelry. Daytime hours are spent wallowing about in smoke-filled rooms, with this particular group lazily regarding a less stable cohort as she disappears down a vaguely defined rabbit hole of increasingly materialized fear. Lovers of electronic beats may...
- 9/18/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
You are to be forgiven if the name Uschi Obermaier doesn't ring a bell, but she is remembered in some circles as a 1960s German sex symbol, model and political radical who is said to have slept with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Jimi Hendrix.
Achim Bornhak's "Eight Miles High" is a shallow account of Obermaier's drug- and booze-fueled early life. It follows Obermaier from the Munich suburb where she grew up (her...
Achim Bornhak's "Eight Miles High" is a shallow account of Obermaier's drug- and booze-fueled early life. It follows Obermaier from the Munich suburb where she grew up (her...
- 7/11/2008
- by By V.A. MUSETTO
- NYPost.com
Like a shapelier Forrest Gump, the German model Uschi Obermaier had a knack for witnessing history without ever affecting it. A close consort of The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, and the leaders of Germany's radical left, she was a poster child for the counterculture of the '60s and '70s, doffing her clothes for the covers of news magazines and lending a touch of glamour to political protests. The trouble for Achim Bornhak's biopic Eight Miles High is that, apart from being famous, Obermaier doesn't appear to have actually done much. As played by Polish-born newcomer Natalia Avelon, she's a shallow dilettante in thrall to ideas beyond her ken, Marianne Faithfull without the talent. At times, Bornhak shows an awareness of his heroine's vapidity. She steals away from the grungy anti-capitalists in Munich's Kommune 1 to apply a touch of eye shadow; going without clothes is one thing, going without.
- 7/10/2008
- by Sam Adams
- avclub.com
Dokument Films, the MPI Media' Group'ss new independent film label, has acquired all North American rights to Achim Bornhak's biopic 8 Miles High (Das Wilde Leben). The film, starring Natalia Avelon and slated for release next year, recounts the life of Uschi Obermaier, a small town girl from rural Bavaria who became a '60s fashion icon and companion of The Rolling Stones. MPI's Greg Newman negotiated the deal with Andreas Rothbauer of Beta Cinema, repping the film.
- 11/13/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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