Blood Red Sky
Directed by Peter Thorwarth
- horror
- thriller
- action
The story
A woman with a mysterious illness is forced into action when a group of terrorists attempt to hijack a transatlantic overnight flight. In order to protect her son she will have to reveal a dark secret, and unleash the inner monster she has fought to hide.
What it’s like
Dim cabin light, cold blue night haze through small oval windows, and tight handheld framing that keeps us pressed into the seats with the passengers. Blood Red Sky is a German-made genre piece set almost entirely aboard a transatlantic jet, with a restrained, almost documentary sheen that gives way to saturated crimson in its bloodiest passages. Its sound is mostly engine hum, muffled cabin murmur and sudden, sharp silence, with a pulsing electronic score that surfaces when things turn. The vibe is clammy, claustrophobic dread that tips into lurid, pulpy action, and the rhythm is brisk: a slow, anxious build of hijack tension, then a long stretch of violent escalation. A mother's protective fear is the emotional spine, and the film asks how far she will go to keep her son safe. Intensity is high: frequent, graphic violence and gore, a few shocking deaths, a dog's death, and sustained threat with some vampiric body horror. It suits viewers who want a nervy, bloody thriller for a late night alone, rather than anything gentle. It is for fans of high-concept horror-action who don't mind their genres colliding.
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