Cold Hell

Cold Hell
Theatrical release poster
German	Die Hölle – Inferno
Directed by	Stefan Ruzowitzky
Written by	Martin Ambrosch
Produced by	Helmut Grasser Thomas Peter Friedl
Starring	Violetta Schurawlow Tobias Moretti Sammy Sheik Robert Palfrader Friedrich von Thun Verena Altenberger Stefan Pohl Murathan Muslu Nursel Köse
Cinematography	Benedict Neuenfels
Edited by	Britta Nahler
Music by	Marius Ruhland
Production companies	Allegro Film The Amazing Film Company
Distributed by	Luna Filmverleih (Austria) Splendid Film (Germany)
Release date	19 January 2017 (2017-01-19)
Running time	92 minutes
Countries	Austria Germany
Language	German

Cold Hell (German: Die Hölle – Inferno, lit. 'Hell') is a 2017 crime thriller film directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky and starring Violetta Schurawlow, Tobias Moretti, Sammy Sheik and Robert Palfrader. A co-production between Austria and Germany, the film was released theatrically on 19 January 2017 in Austria by Luna Filmverleih and in Germany by Splendid Film.

Cast

• Violetta Schurawlow as Özge Dogruol
• Tobias Moretti as Christian Steiner
• Robert Palfrader as Samir
• Sammy Sheik as Saeed el Hadary
• Friedrich von Thun as Karl Steiner
• Stefan Pohl as Petrovic
• Murathan Muslu as Ilhan
• Nursel Köse as Hande
• Verena Altenberger as Ranya
• Steffen Anton as Soeren Eckdal
• Stephani Burkhard as Nazan
• Deniz Cooper as Adem
• Hans-Maria Darnov as Teacher
• Erika Deutinger as Frau Öfferl

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 91% of 11 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.4/10.

Stephen Dalton of The Hollywood Reporter praised the film as a stylish and fast-moving thriller, arguing that it puts a contemporary spin on giallo conventions by emphasizing feminist revenge over voyeuristic violence.

External links

• Cold Hell at IMDb