Die Bienen – Tödliche Bedrohung

Die Bienen – Tödliche Bedrohung
Official television poster
Written by
  • Nicole Bujard
  • Ulli Bujard
  • Frank Raki
  • Annette Simon
Directed byMichael Karen
Starring
Theme music composerSiggi Mueller
Country of originGermany
Original languages
  • German
  • English
  • French
Production
Producers
  • Hendrik Feil
  • Martin Kircher
CinematographyJochen Stäblein
EditorStefan Essl
Running time90 minutes
Production companyWasabi Film
Original release
Release16 October 2008 (2008-10-16)

Die Bienen – Tödliche Bedrohung (English: Killer Bees) is a 2008 German television horror film directed by Michael Karen and stars Janin Reinhardt, Rolf Kanies, and Sonja Kirchberger.[1]

Plot

When Karla brings her father Hans in Mallorca to a clinic because he was stung by a bee, it does not look good for him. The doctors want to find just a normal bee sting, but Karla does not consider it feasible. Together with the researcher Ben she gets down to find the true culprit—and finds oversized bees, which are also extremely aggressive. This new insect species is a major threat to thousands of people on the holiday island.

Cast

  • Janin Reinhardt as Karla Bergmann
  • Klaus J. Behrendt as Hans Bergmann
  • Stephan Luca [de] as Ben Herzog
  • Rolf Kanies as Dr. Alvarez
  • Sonja Kirchberger as Susanna Bergmann
  • Paula Schramm as Maria Bergmann
  • Patrick von Blume as Dr. Salazar
  • Peter Benedict as Commissario Barocha
  • Daniela Eck as Touristin
  • Julian Bastida as Tierarzt
  • Silva Gonzales as Flaschenwerfer (Wirft Flasche auf 'Bienenboot')
  • Fabian Joest Passamonte as Polizist El Guardia Gomez
  • Sarah Runge as Freundin des Flaschenwerfers
  • Paco Colombàs as Hernán

Production

The film was shot in only 23 days in Mallorca.[2]

Release

The film aired on 16 October 2008 as a television film on Sat 1.[3] In France it was released on 1 October 2009 as direct-to-DVD project as L'Île des abeilles tueuses.[4] Killer Bees was given a US DVD release in June 2010 over Maverick Entertainment.[5]

Soundtrack

The score was composed by the Bavarian film composer Siggi Mueller.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Die Bienen - Tödliche Bedrohung - Über diesen Film - Film". Cinema.de. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  2. ^ Die Bienen - Tödliche Bedrohung | Sat.1 Filme Archived February 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Die Bienen - Tödliche Bedrohung | Infos und Kritik zum Film". kino.de. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  4. ^ "L'île des abeilles tueuses : - Télé Loisirs". Programme-tv.net. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  5. ^ Foy, Scott (22 March 2010). "German Killer Bees Attack Spain on American DVD! Get Ready for Killer Swarm!". Dreadcentral.com. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  6. ^ "Die Bienen - Tödliche Bedrohung: Bujard-Autoren". Bujard-autoren.de. 16 October 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2011.