1972. For 20 years, a government cheese monopoly has been established in totalitarian Switzerland, and not only insolent people who dare to produce illegal dairy products, but also people with lactose intolerance are subjected to repression. The military kills first the lover, then the grandfather of the common villager Heidi, and sends the girl herself to prison. But Heidi’s spirit cannot be broken so easily-she decides to escape at all costs, to challenge the cheese dictatorship and overthrow the personality cult of the president who has usurped power.
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Mad Heidi.
How about this – a crazy thriller straight from Switzerland. By the way, a curious detail, it was based on a children’s book (written by Johanna Spiri) about a girl Heidi, who moved to live with her grandfather in the Alps (once watched the Italian film adaptation with Paolo Villaggio). The plot was completely changed, of course, leaving only the grandfather and Heidi herself.
Totalitarian Switzerland, led by the cheesy dictator Miley. You won’t believe it, but he’s played by Casper Van Dien! It’s been a long time since I’ve seen Casper (the friendly ghost, a-ha-ha). Hand on heart, I’d rather have “Mad Heidi” than that scattering of cheesy movies (which Casper is wallowing in). You can see that the (slightly aged) actor is high on the role himself.
Miley wants to conquer the world. He even has his own deranged scientist who conducts experiments, turning prisoners into cheesy zombies. Only Heidi and her grandfather alone can stand up to them, as you have already guessed. It’s worth saying that the movie is really full of jokes about cheese. On the one hand, it’s funny. On the other hand, the creators have stumped themselves.
One cheese joke is funny. The second – fun. The third is starting to get boring. This is quite forgivable for debutantes (especially from Switzerland), but still I wanted more (so to speak) thrash variety, and not to reduce everything to cheese in the end. The blood (with severed heads) is present, but strictly dosed out. I will note the visual part of the film. It is very bright.
There are several references to foreign films. For example, Heidi’s training in the “Kill Bill” style.
To sum it up – there is nothing to do here for the average passerby. As for the thrash fans – take your chances. The movie is not without its flaws, but you can watch it once. If the creators of “Mad Heidi” continue in a similar vein and gain more experience, you might get something very cool (within the thrash, of course). The directors are clearly not without talent.
Info Blu-ray
Video
Codec: HEVC / H.265 (52.9 Mb/s)
Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
HDR: HDR10
Aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Audio
English: DTS-HD 5.1
Subtitles
German
