Dark Blood is a 2012 American-Dutch thriller film directed by George Sluizer, written by Jim Barton, and starring River Phoenix, Judy Davis, and Jonathan Pryce. The film was not completed due to the death of Phoenix in 1993 shortly before the end of the project and remained unfinished for 19 years. It was the last film to feature River Phoenix and the only film in which Phoenix portrayed a villain. It premiered to a private guest audience on September 27, 2012 at the Netherlands Film Festival in Utrecht, Netherlands. The film was shown twice more, publicly, on October 2, 2012 at the festival. It was shown at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2013, the Miami International Film Festival in March 2013, the Split Film Festival in September 2013, and the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival in April 2014. On January 26, 2018, Dark Blood was released on DVD in Germany.
Director | George Sluizer |
Produced by | Daniel Lupi, Jeannie Neill, Nik Powell, JoAnne Sellar, Stephen Woolley |
Writer(s) | Jim Barton |
Starring | River Phoenix, Judy Davis, Jonathan Pryce |
Music | Florencia di Concilio, James Michael Taylor |
Cinematography | Edward Lachman |
Edited by | Martin Walsh, Michiel Reichwein |
Production, company | Scala Productions (1993), Sluizer Films (2012) |
Released | September 27, 2012 (private audience, NFF) |
Running time | 86 minutes |
Country | United States, Netherlands |
Language | English |
About Dark Blood
A country-dweller lives in the desert on the premises of a nuclear testing site. After watching the people around him slowly die one-by-one he's forced to find ways of survival. The film first premiered in September 2012.
Achievement of Dark Blood
Due to River Phoenix's sudden death while shooting, the film was never completely finished. In October 2011 the production company, Eyeworks, made plans to finish the film working with director George Sluizer.
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Latest information about Dark Blood updated on July 28 2021.