Saw this thanks to Steve Grzesiak's 'Kim Newman Dungeon Breakout' list.

Another day, another brilliant bit of Canadian genre filmmaking.

This is Erik's tale. He is a man going through a tough time and he decides to win his girl back. The problem is she's gone LARPing. That's Live Action Role Playing. So Erik heads to the forest to find Lyn aka Princess Evlynia and talk to her. As a non-player this will be difficult and to complicate matters further his estranged brother is there and the Big Battle between the Celts and the Vikings is around the corner...

A truly sublime indie oddity, a fine first two thirds gives way to a final third which packs a punch. Terrific stuff.

This movie gets seriously fucked up towards the end of it and it's great. Worth a watch if you're remotely interested in LARPing or Lord of the Flies style scenarios.

Great movie highlighting the fine line between imagination and reality. Turns from a simple story involving a needy boyfriend wanting his girlfriend back to a haunting display of severe psychosis at a pace that leaves the viewer dazed, but truly entertained.

One of the most surprising films I’ve seen in a long time, I expected nothing from it and got a well-made, effective and superbly atmospheric story set in the world of LARPing. It takes itself seriously but never forgets to make fun of the aspects of game that are truly preposterous. Ending up with a nice personal story about one man trying to find himself and reconnect with his girlfriend. Dark, brooding and a last 20 minutes that can only be described as ‘freakin’ insane’ makes The Wild Hunt a film you SHOULD watch.

Quite probably the first and only LARPing thriller in existence. The backdrop of a Live Action Role Playing game is an ingenious setting, as it provides moments of Game of Thrones or LoTResque action, but with a humorous twist due to some of the costumes and the use of foam weapons. Some of the costumes are perhaps a little too good, though, given that most real life LARPers make their own armour.

I'd highly recommend watching this as the second part of a double feature, the first film being the fantastic documentary, Monster Camp.

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I don't need a film to tell me that LARPing's ridiculous.

A frustrating film that on one hand delivers real moments of haunting beauty while at the same time is populated almost entirely by unlikable characters and is marred by some fairly unbelievable scripting.

This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.

Quite probably the first and only LARPing thriller in existence. The backdrop of a Live Action Role Playing game is an ingenious setting, as it provides moments of Game of Thrones or LoTResque action, but with a humorous twist due to some of the costumes and the use of foam weapons. Some of the costumes are perhaps a little too good, though, given that most real life LARPers make their own armour.

I'd highly recommend watching this as the second part of a double feature, the first film being the fantastic documentary, Monster Camp.

Saw this thanks to Steve Grzesiak's 'Kim Newman Dungeon Breakout' list.

Another day, another brilliant bit of Canadian genre filmmaking.

This is Erik's tale. He is a man going through a tough time and he decides to win his girl back. The problem is she's gone LARPing. That's Live Action Role Playing. So Erik heads to the forest to find Lyn aka Princess Evlynia and talk to her. As a non-player this will be difficult and to complicate matters further his estranged brother is there and the Big Battle between the Celts and the Vikings is around the corner...

A truly sublime indie oddity, a fine first two thirds gives way to a final third which packs a punch. Terrific stuff.

Filme die sich um LARPs, also Live Action Role Playing, drehen, sind mir außer diesem nicht bekannt. Deshalb fand ich ihn vom Thema her sehr reizvoll. Tatsächlich wird die Atmosphäre schön eingefangen und man merkt, dass es dem Filmteam anscheinend richtig Spaß gemacht hat sich in diesem ungewöhnlichen Szenario auszutoben. Allerdings hat der Film leider Probleme damit, seine eigentliche Handlung (jemand tickt aus und es kommt zu realer Gewalt während des "Spiels") rechtzeitig in Fahrt kommen zu lassen. Das ist ziemlich schade, denn die ersten Hälfte über passiert nicht genug spannendes... Außerdem kann sich der Film nicht richtig zwischen Humor und Tragik entscheiden. Aber zum einmal ansehen hat er sich für mich schon allein wegen des gut umgesetzten Themas gelohnt. Und dass er nicht einfach nur die "im Wald ist ein irrer Killer" Masche durchzieht, rechne ich ihm hoch an. Gelungene Abwechslung für Genrefans.

What happens when the game is no longer a game? So says the tagline for this film, the movie is all about LARPing, more so its a black comedy about a guy who goes to an event to get his girlfriend back. Starts off kinda slow but the third act really kicks in when all things get crazy Lord Of The Flies style, the results are pretty intense especially the final scene. The whole getting his girlfriend back thing kinda bothered me but I did enjoy this film a lot.