War is hell, right? I mean, you don't have to have fought in battle to know this. The lasting effect of carnage that which war births can and does cause permanent damage to one's psyche. Shadow is a film that gives these post war horrors a face, albeit a sadistic, redneck and torturous one with gouged-out eye brows and a frog licking tormentor.
The film, directed by an Italian rock star, Federico Zampaglione tells the story of David, a young Iraqi war veteran whose passion for off road cycling leads him to a picturesque mountain range called Shadow. It is there where he can leave the chaos of war far behind and pedal through the countryside. Unfortunately, the countryside is not only lush with greenery but is teeming with meanery as well. Cue in the bullying hunters, a skeletal, frog-licking sadist whose seen one too many Hostel films, some bear traps and a gas chamber and... Well, there goes your relaxing getaway. Oh yeah, I almost forgot to mention the love interest in peril. C'mon, you have to have a love interest in peril, right?
The film, directed by an Italian rock star, Federico Zampaglione tells the story of David, a young Iraqi war veteran whose passion for off road cycling leads him to a picturesque mountain range called Shadow. It is there where he can leave the chaos of war far behind and pedal through the countryside. Unfortunately, the countryside is not only lush with greenery but is teeming with meanery as well. Cue in the bullying hunters, a skeletal, frog-licking sadist whose seen one too many Hostel films, some bear traps and a gas chamber and... Well, there goes your relaxing getaway. Oh yeah, I almost forgot to mention the love interest in peril. C'mon, you have to have a love interest in peril, right?
