Cold Meat is a 2024 thriller film directed by Sébastien Drouin. It was released exclusively on Netflix on February 26, 2024.

Cold Meat
Directed bySébastien Drouin
Written by
  • Sébastien Drouin
  • James Kermack
  • Andrew Desmond
Starring
Music byCyril Morin
Production
companies
Featuristic Films; WTFilms
Release date
  • February 26, 2024 (2024-02-26)
Running time
90 minutes
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • Canada
  • France
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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David Petersen (Allen Leech) is passing through the Colorado Rockies. After saving a young diner waitress, Ana (Nina Bergman) from her violent ex-husband during a break from driving, he hits the road again alone through a dangerous snow blizzard. One false move behind the wheel has him waking up inside a ravine, in the eye of the storm. But the cold is the least of his worries when a beast (possibly a wendigo) starts prowling outside. How will he survive?

Production

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Production of the film began in early 2023. It is Drouin's filmmaking debut. It was filmed in only thirteen days, in Prince George, British Columbia.[1] It is Paris-based WTFilms' second collaboration with UK production company Featuristic Films, after working together on James Kermack's action thriller Knuckledust in 2020.[2] The film was previewed at the FrightFest Film Festival in the United Kingdom on August 27, 2023.

Reception

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Cold Meat has a rating of 92% on Rotten Tomatoes and became a global hit.[3] Particularly, it was praised for its tension between the two lead characters, acting, and the "uneasy element to everything (David) says that makes the film tick."[4] At the Portuguese film festival Fantasporto in 2024, Sébastien Drouin won an award for best screenplay for his work on the film.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Fanshaw, Caden. "Introducing 'Cold Meat' the latest big screen production to be filmed in Prince George". CKPGToday.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  2. ^ Goodfellow2022-05-26T10:56:00+01:00, Melanie. "Featuristic Films, WTFilms re-team on survival thriller 'Cold Meat' (exclusive)". Screen. Retrieved 2024-06-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Klein, Brennan (2024-06-04). "2024 Survival Thriller With 92% Rotten Tomatoes Score Becomes Global Netflix Hit". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  4. ^ Mimnagh, Tom (2024-02-07). "Cold Meat (Film Review)". Filmhounds Magazine. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  5. ^ Barraclough, Leo (2024-03-09). "Japanese Sci-Fi Movie 'From the End of the World' Takes Premier Prize at Genre Festival Fantasporto". Variety. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
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