Death Academy

Death Academy (also known as School Night Massacre) is a 2005 slasher film written and directed by Daniel Lehmussaari.

Death Academy
DVD released by Slasherpool Distribution
Directed byDaniel Lehmussaari
Produced byDaniel Lehmussaari
Written byDaniel Lehmussaari
StarringHenrik Järv
Ulrica Hedén
Sigrid Josefsson
Tomas Kärrstedt
Music byOden Nilsson
Johnny Olsson
Pauli Raitaniemi
CinematographyPauli Raitaniemi
Daniel Lehmussaari
Edited byPauli Raitaniemi
Daniel Lehmussaari
Production
company
Cruzic Film & Media
Distributed bySlasherpool Distribution
Release date
  • March 12, 2005 (2005-03-12) (Arctic Light Film Festival, Sweden)
Running time
100 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish
BudgetSEK 50,000
Box officeSEK 8,000

Plot

While researching a massacre that occurred at their high school ten years ago, a group of four students manage to contact the recently released killer, who claims that he was framed by the school's current principal. Believing the man's story, the quartet bring him along when they break into the school one night to look for evidence of the principal's guilt. As the students search the building, they are picked off one by one by a hooded and masked figure who is determined to stop the truth from getting out.

Cast
  • Sigrid Josefsson as Elin
  • Tomas Kärrstedt as Jimmy
  • Ulrica Hedén as Linda
  • Henrik Järv as Henrik
  • Oden Nilsson as Niklas
  • Mikael Stridsson as Principal Tomas Rönntoft
  • Michel Abou Rjeili as The Teacher
  • Dan Johansson as Lars
  • Jan Lundmark as Spookey
  • Kicki Backebjörk as Erika
  • Jimmy Hansson as Burglar #1
  • Christoffer Hedén as Burglar #2
  • Lina Johansson as Sofie
  • Sara Lärkhagen as Sara
  • Ronny Karlsson as Peter
  • Timothy Hansson as Timothy
  • Alisia Holmgren as Elin at 9
  • Maria Holmgren as Elin's Mother
  • Ola Wulf as Elin's Father
  • Jenny Martinsson as Girl
  • Johanna Thorsson as Waitress
  • Lennart Lindqvist as Nurse
  • Pauli Raitaniemi as Doctor
  • Daniel Lehmussaari as Mental Patient

Reception

The Worldwide Celluloid Massacre stated that Death Academy was "cliche-ridden" and "doesn't provide much entertainment".[1] Independent Flicks criticized every aspect of it, and gave the film a half-star out of seven.[2]

A grade of four out of five was awarded by Slasherpool, which said that Death Academy was suspenseful, interesting, well-directed and acted and "one of the best slashers you'll see this year".[3] Slasherpool would go on to release a newly edited version of the film under the title School Night Massacre, which is currently the only version of the film with English subtitles.

References
  1. "Gore & Splatter". The Worldwide Celluloid Massacre. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  2. Lundin, Jurgen (9 September 2012). "DVD Review: Death Academy (Video 2005)". Independent Flicks. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  3. "Death Academy". Slasherpool. Archived from the original on October 14, 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
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