The film "30 Days of Night," whose actors were chosen very well, was created in the United States in 2007. In 2010, the continuation of the film. Also in 2007, there was a television broadcast of a mini-series called 30 Days of the Night: Bloody Traces.
"30 days of the night": actors and plot of the film
“Thirty days of the night” is a phenomenon that happens only in winter, during this period the sun does not appear on the horizon for a month, hence the name.
The film takes place in a small town in Alaska called Barrow. A stranger arrives in this quiet and serene city, and with his arrival, the killings of animals and then people begin, as well as various kinds of breakdowns. Sheriff Eben Oleson, who is the first to know the terrible truth that the city will soon be subjected to the invasion of bloodthirsty vampires, catches the culprit of all the horror that is happening.
Here is a short list, which we arbitrarily designate as "30 days of the night": actors and roles ":
- American actor Joshua Hartnett played the role of Sheriff Eben Oleson.
- Australian actress Melissa George played the sheriff's wife Stella Oleson.
- American director and actor Danny Houston was selected for the role of Marlowe.
- American actor Ben Foster played one of the key characters - a stranger.
- Canadian actor Mark Randall appeared in front of filmmakers as Jake Oleson.
- New Zealand actor Manu Bennett played a character named Billy Kitka.
- New Zealand actor Craig Hall acted as Wilson Balosan.
- English actor Chick Littlewood played the role of Isaac Balosan.
Also in the film were other actors who already had some fame, but were also little-known.
The film has collected more than seventy million dollars with a total budget of thirty million, so it can not be called a failure. The film was released on DVD at the end of February already in 2008, this added more than twenty million dollars to the income from the film.
Awards
The film "30 Days of the Night", whose actors demonstrated a good game, won a number of awards in 2007:
- The Youth Award from the American television network Fox Teen Choice Awards in the category “Best Horror”, as well as Joshua Hartnett, acting as the sheriff of the city, was awarded the prize for best male role in a horror film.
- An annual award in the film marketing industry, which has been awarded since 1999 to the Golden Trailer Awards for Best Horror, Partisan Marketing, Best Original Poster, and Best Commercial.
- The film has a film award in its piggy bank, which is organized by the British magazine Empire for "Best Horror".
- An award called Saturn also celebrated this picture. The film was marked as "Best Horror." In addition, the picture won the award in the nomination "Best Makeup".
You can see that both the film "30 Days of the Night" itself and its actors were nominated for various awards after the release of the film in 2008. Basically, the film was rated rather highly, as evidenced by the positive reviews of film critics, and became the owner of awards, which were nominated as the best horror movie.
The film "30 days of the night: dark times." Actors and roles
One of the main characters in the first part of the film, Stella Oleson, is leaving for Los Angeles, where she wants to avenge the vampires for the death of her husband. She learns that with the help of vampire blood, you can revive an already killed vampire. She manages to find the blood of a vampire with whom she travels back to her hometown to revive her dead husband.
Actors of the film:
- The role of Stella Oleson was performed by the American actress Kyle Sanchez.
- American actor Harold Perrino was selected for the role of Todd.
- American model and actress Diora Bird played Amber.
- Canadian actress Mia Kirchner appeared in front of the audience as Lilith.
Other actors also took part in the film, for example, Reese Coyro, Katie Keating and others.
The film was not shown in movie theaters due to its low budget. It was decided to release the tape immediately on DVD in early October 2010.
Conclusion
The original project, a pretty good picture, which can not be said about his sequel. The first was awarded a number of awards, mainly as "Best Film", which says a lot. As for the second part of the franchise, things are a little worse than with the first part. The cast is much smaller, the reviews on the sites are bad, few recommend it for viewing, in comparison with the first part. The audience is very struck that the film was shot with a small budget.
If we talk about the first part of “30 days of the night,” the actors of which did an excellent job of their tasks, then it should be noted that it is recommended for viewing, they note an unusual plot for 2007, a good acting game.