It Stains the Sands Red
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Directed by | Colin Minihan |
Written by | Colin Minihan Stuart Ortiz |
Produced by | Brandon Christensen Bic Tran Colin Minihan Stuart Ortiz |
Starring | Brittany Allen Merwin Mondesir Juan Riedinger |
Cinematography | Clayton Moore |
Music by | Blitz//Berlin |
Distributed by | Dark Sky Films |
Running time | 92 minutes |
Countries | Canada United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $3,599 [1] |
It Stains the Sands Red is a 2016 Canadian-American horror film directed by Colin Minihan. It stars Brittany Allen as a woman relentlessly pursued through the desert outside of Las Vegas by a single zombie.
Plot[]
During a zombie apocalypse, Las Vegas residents Molly and Nick are on their way to meet up with some friends at a remote airfield in order to catch a plane ride out of the country. Their car gets stuck in the sand, and a lone zombie kills Nick. Molly continues across the desert on foot, all the while pursued by the slow-moving but persistent zombie.
Cast[]
- Brittany Allen as Molly
- Merwin Mondesir as Nick
- Juan Riedinger as Smalls
Production[]
Filming took place at Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada.[2]
Release[]
The film had its world premiere at the Sitges Film Festival in October 2016. It also screened at the 2017 LA Film Festival.[3]
It began a limited theatrical release on July 28, 2017.[4]
Critical reception[]
Variety praised Allen’s performance and the resourcefulness of director Minihan, while declaring that it's "never really scary or funny enough to leave a memorable impression".[5]
A review in LA Weekly indicated that "what could have been a wordless slog is inventive and even buoyant".[6]
The Hollywood Reporter wrote: "Genre fans will likely have a hard time coming to terms with this tonally confused and sometimes grating film, whose commercial prospects are limited despite the appeals it makes to some underserved audiences".[7]
References[]
- ^ "It Stains the Sand Red (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
- ^ "Scene in Nevada: It Stains the Sands Red". Nevada Film Office.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (May 9, 2017). "Los Angeles Film Festival Unveils 2017 Lineup". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Barkan, Jonathan (June 20, 2017). "It Stains the Sands Red Gets VOD and Theatrical Release". Dread Central.
- ^ Harvey, Dennis (July 27, 2017). "Film Review: 'It Stains the Sands Red'". Variety.
- ^ Staeger, Rob. "It Stains the Sands Red". LA Weekly.
- ^ DeFore, John (July 28, 2017). "'It Stains the Sands Red': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
External links[]
- English-language films
- 2016 films
- 2016 horror films
- American films
- American zombie films
- Films set in deserts
- Films set in the Las Vegas Valley
- 2010s horror film stubs