In 2017, the Dutch director Martin Kulhoven shot a film project about the Wild West, which is radically different from other subgenre models. He is completely devoid of romance and nostalgia. The Wild West is presented in the picture not as a romantic era, but as a nightmare period of horrific mockery of women. In the film "Underworld" actors D. Fanning, G. Pierce, C. Harington and K. Houten played the main roles. With their help, the director created a sadistic historical drama depicting all kinds of female suffering.
Short storyline
A mute, fairly young and attractive woman, Elizabeth (Dakota Fanning), lives with her husband, stepson and daughter in the Wild West. She is forced to help her neighbor during childbirth. The process goes unsuccessfully: the baby dies. The local preacher (Guy Pearce) learns about the incident, who is terrorizing the unfortunate Liz, going beyond church censure.
If the creator wanted to ensure that the audience did not look at the world of the Wild West through pink glasses, his work is more than accomplished with the help of talented gloomy visualization, an even more terrible plot and charismatic acting. In the film “Underworld”, the actors and roles are sure to be remembered by the public.
Joanna / Liz (Dakota Fanning)
In the film "Underworld", the actors got as a result of a long and thorough casting. For example, the female lead Dakota Fanning was approved just a month before the start of the filming process. Initially, the producers signed an agreement with Mia Vasikovskaya, but later the actress refused to participate in the filming.
Dakota regards her role as an exceptional acting experience. During the month of preparation, she managed to master her cues in sign language. The actress had to play, relying solely on facial expressions, body language, without saying a word, while remaining expressive and understandable to the viewer. The performer demonstrated a demonstrably multifaceted acting talent.
Strong personality
As other actors in the film “Underworld” noted, Fanning managed to prevent her heroine from turning into a poor sheep. Liz, all her life watching what happens to those who do not want to obey, each time takes risks and makes effective decisions. This is her character and interesting. The character allows her to confront evil, hope for a miraculous salvation, despite all the torment that fell to her lot.
The vast majority of the emotions of her heroine, the actress conveys with her eyes. Sometimes a cold horror is clearly read in them, a cry from the irreversibility of what is happening, tears of despair, the supply of which should have been exhausted even during the time of long-suffering childhood.
Rev. Guy Pearce
The figure of a preacher in the cinema - thanks to the efforts of Guy Pearce - is absolutely terrible. The priest is obsessed with the character of Dakota Fanning. In his unhealthy attraction, allusions to individual biblical texts are visible. Pierce is an energetically powerful actor, his talent is amazing. His hero is the second most important figure in the film "Underworld". Actors Harrington and Houten moments simply vegetate in the shadow of Guy. The reverend is undoubtedly a real evil. He himself admits that he is doomed to fiery hell. Religion is a way for a character to justify his own grave sins committed by an immoral murderer.
Fans of the Game of Thrones will be pleasantly surprised by the appearance of Keith Harrington in the image of Martin Coolhoven in the image of Samuel and Caris Van Houten, who played Anna. Also in the cast ensemble of the tape are Paul Anderson, Emilia Jones, Carla Yuri, Ivy George and Jack Roth. The title poster does not have their photos, and the actors and the roles of the film “Underworld” were selected perfectly by the types.