Alex Infascelli's HATE 2 O/H2Odio - web site, trailer and stills
Some more goodies are now available for the latest horror film from Alex Infascelli (Almost Blue, The Vanity Serum), which was released in cinemas in Italy on May 3rd. Entitled HATE 2 O, or H2Odio in Italy (I'm not sure which is worse), there's not a great deal of information available on the plot, but it is, according to Twitch, this is the synopsis:Five girls travel to a remote mansion in the middle of nowhere for a purifying water fast. Seven days. No food, no electricity, no phones. With water as their only means of sustenance. Their days will tick away in a crescendo of mysterious happenings, until they come to believe they might not be entirely alone inside the gloomy cottage. Just as water gives life, it is water that will gruesomely take life away....
It's not much to go on, but the trailer looks suitably cool, and the official web site gives some indication of the film's tone. According to Twitch, the international distribution rights are being offered for sale at Cannes, while the film itself was screened on the 18th (no word on how it went down).
There's also an image gallery at La Repubblica/L'Espresso.
Update, 20:04: As MCP pointed out in the Comments section of this post, the film has in fact not been released in cinemas. Rather, it has been made available as a downloadable WMV9 file which, thanks to the miracle of DRM, lets you watch the film six times for a fee of €4.90. The only problem is that this option is only available to residents of Italy. How do you like that? I was actually going to pay good money for something I would only be able to watch a limited number of times, and they won't even let me do that! Let it be known, however, that there are plenty of other ways of watching films, and far less wholesome ones than paying money to the distributor...
It's their choice.
4 Comments:
Actually it was not relased in cinemas: it is available only at news stands, in DVD form, together with Repubblica/Espresso magazines or alone. The slogan phrase says: "From May 3rd in no cinema". A new experiment with movie distribution, at least for Italy.
By MCP, at 11:28
..and it is also available for download at Repubblica/Espresso site. The declared specs seem to offer the bare minimum for quality: WMV9, 720x304 (25 f/s), Videobitrate: 1 Mbps - Audio: 128Kbps stereo. After downloading the file, they give license to see it for 6 times using wmv9 DRM.
By MCP, at 13:05
Hmm, well, that's interesting. I tried to register to download it but it's only open to people with an Italian address and VAT number.
By Whiggles, at 15:03
Yes, annoying behaviour indeed. I would download it for you, but I am sure the DRM of Windows Media player would block any attempt to transfer it to someone else. I've purchased the newsstand version, that comes at a higher price (16.60 EUR altogether with Espresso magazine and Repubblica newspaper) but with no limitations in viewing. It has a nice package + booklet. Unfortunately, no subtitles, Italian only audio (dolby 2.0 448 Kbps) and really poor DVD authoring: no scene/chapters selection, just play and go.
By MCP, at 15:10
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