Van Diemen's Land Trailer

http://www.themorningstarr.co.uk/2009/09/18/cannibal-film-induces-vomiting/

A film telling the story of Australian cannibal Alexander Pearce has made audience members physically sick.

Van Diemens Land, starring Neighbours actor Oscar Redding and directed by Jonathan Auf Der Heide depicts the 1822 escape from a prison on Tasmanias Sarah Island by Alexander Pearce and seven other inmates. After escaping Pearce murdered and cannibalised his fellow escapees.

Auf Der Heide believes its the films realism which has caused such a reaction with his audience.

The vomiting thing was a real surprise to me — we had two people vomit in New Zealand, and a couple of people have fainted during the first killing scene, he told The Mercury.

But its nowhere near as intense as a lot of the cinema thats out there today because we did shy away from the gruesome stuff.

What people find so gruesome about it is that it is approached as authentically as possible.

So there are no blood splatters or any of that stuff that were used to but when it becomes a reality, murder can be mundane and clumsy and ugly. And terrifying.

Van Diemens Land has an Australian theatrical release on the 24th September.

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[avalanchesoul]

i fucking hate loud eaters.

that opening shot is enough for me to not watch this movie--i don't care if it's veal chop or some asshole's nutsack he's chewing--he's chewing loudly! arrrgh!

[aquaphone]

Couldn't they just eat worms or something? Fucking Christ!

[dirtykeskin]

I cannot believe i watched all the movie .... Dont watch it its a piece of shit

[conor845]

I visited Tasmania after watching this film, really beautiful place, best bushwalking.

[PirateGuyful]

Whenever I see this movie I am reminded of 'Valhalla Rising' ...for some reason o_0

[KingGopherNuts]

@breeandiego4eva get off the internet already

[atown327]

why did they want to survive anyway ?

[exbertgameingz]

YAY i live there! (Tasmania)

[breeandiego4eva]

WE HAD 2 STUDY THIS GUY AN IM FCKIN TWELVE

[ThePierrekirbyfanboy]

@aquaphone That exposed your absolute ignorance of both the Tasmanian winter and the necessities of the human body. The amount of food a human needs daily cannot be satisfied by a few worms digged out of the ground. Not that there were any to be found in the middle of a rigorous winter.

[ThePierrekirbyfanboy]

@lordchris85 That's fatal if done several times. And when it's you only source of water then it's even more dangerous. It's a big no-no for any survivalist.

[Labratoria]

@avalanchesoul You're right, this is one voice that I hate so much... Go haywire when you hear it...