Six childhood friends hold a reunion and spend the night camping beside a lake in the village where they grew up. But as darkness falls, a gang of testosterone fuelled skinheads arrive, and what began as a nostalgic summer getaway slowly turns into an apocalyptic nightmare – and to make things worse, terrifying creatures are lurking in the woods.
Till Kleinert’s debut feature is an intriguing affair, focusing strongly on its characters, and with its horror opting for psychological and fantastical over visual. Think THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT meets PITCH BLACK, mixed in with some coming-of-age drama, and you’re on the right track. But DIE LANGE NACHT (THE LONGEST NIGHT) boasts a visual style of its own, and is easily set aside from its counterparts.
