Death Academy
Death Academy'' (also known asSchool Night Massacre'') is a 2005 horror film writen and directed by Daniel Lehmussaari.
Plot
While researching a massacre that occurred at their high school ten years ago, a group of five students manage to contact the incarcerated killer, who claims that he was framed by the school's current principal. Believing the man's story, the quintet 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
- Oden Nilsson as Niklas
- Tomas Kärrstedt as Jimmy
- Ulrica Hedén as Linda
- Henrik Järv as Henrik
- Mikael Stridsson as The Principal
- Michel Abou Rjeili as The Teacher
- Kicki Backebjörk as Erika
- Dan Johansson as Lars
- Lina Johansson as Sofie
- Sara Lärkhagen as Sara
- Jan Lundmark as Spooky
- Jimmy Hansson as Burglar #1
- Christoffer Hedén as Burglar #2
- 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". Independent Flicks criticized every aspect of it, and gave the film a half-star out of seven.
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".
External links
sv:Death Academy (film)