The Devil's Rock (2011) - Revision history

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	One Nazi does fall prey to the demon, who masquerades as a German-speaking woman, during the closing credits.		One Nazi does fall prey to the demon, who masquerades as a German-speaking woman, during the closing credits.

			==Production==
			The film was produced by New Zealand producer Leanne Saunders and co-funded by the New Zealand Film Commission. Although set in Europe, the film was shot over over 15 days<ref>http://www.gorepress.com/2011/06/28/paul-campion-interview/</ref> in August 2010 in Wellington, New Zealand, on sets built at Island Bay Studio, on location at Breaker Bay, and at Wrights Hill Fortress, a semi-restored World War II hilltop fortification. Special makeup effects for the film were created by Weta Workshop.

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	When Meyer is attempting to interrogate Grogan, he taunts Grogan's New Zealand background: "New Zealanders, a bunch of farmers driving around the deserts of North Africa, attacking by night and fleeing to hide like cowards", which is a reference to the New Zealand section of the Long Range Desert Group.		When Meyer is attempting to interrogate Grogan, he taunts Grogan's New Zealand background: "New Zealanders, a bunch of farmers driving around the deserts of North Africa, attacking by night and fleeing to hide like cowards", which is a reference to the New Zealand section of the Long Range Desert Group.

	Meyer also taunts Grogan by insulting the Maoris of New Zealand, which he describes as "the descendents of cannibals and headhunters", which is a reference to a 1940's German radio propaganda broadcast.<ref name~~="german propaganda"~~>~~{{cite web\|title=Maori targeted by German Propaganda\|url=~~http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/memory/māori-targeted-german-propaganda~~\|work=28th Maori Battalion\|publisher=28th Maori Battalion\|accessdate=16 August 2012\|author=mbadmin\|date=17\|month=July\|year=2009}}~~</ref>		Meyer also taunts Grogan by insulting the Maoris of New Zealand, which he describes as "the descendents of cannibals and headhunters", which is a reference to a 1940's German radio propaganda broadcast.<ref name>http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/memory/māori-targeted-german-propaganda</ref>

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	==Release==		==Release==
	Metrodome bought the UK rights in 2010 while the film was still in post production.<ref ~~name="screendaily1"~~>~~{{cite web\|title=Metrodome climbs New Zealand's Devil's Rock\|url=~~http://www.screendaily.com/news/uk-ireland/metrodome-climbs-new-zealands-devils-rock/5020280.article~~\|work=Screen Daily\|publisher=EMAP Ltd\|accessdate=16 August 2012\|author=Wendy Mitchell\|date=6\|month=November\|year=2010}}~~</ref> The film was released in theaters and video-on-demand services on 8 July 2011 and on DVD on 11 July 2011. The film was released in 21 cinemas New Zealand on 22 September 2011 and was released on DVD and Blu-ray in December 2011. Entertainment One bought the North American rights at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.~~{{cite web\|title=eOne reports Cannes spree\|url=~~http://www.screendaily.com/news/eone-reports-cannes-spree/5028175.article~~\|work=Screen Daily\|publisher=EMAP Ltd\|accessdate=16 August 2012\|author=Suzan Ayscough\|date=26\|month=May\|year=2011}}~~</ref>		Metrodome bought the UK rights in 2010 while the film was still in post production.<ref>http://www.screendaily.com/news/uk-ireland/metrodome-climbs-new-zealands-devils-rock/5020280.article</ref> The film was released in theaters and video-on-demand services on 8 July 2011 and on DVD on 11 July 2011. The film was released in 21 cinemas New Zealand on 22 September 2011 and was released on DVD and Blu-ray in December 2011. Entertainment One bought the North American rights at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.<ref>http://www.screendaily.com/news/eone-reports-cannes-spree/5028175.article</ref>

	===Film festival screenings===		===Film festival screenings===

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	==Awards==		==Awards==
	The film was nominated for Best Visual Effects and Best Costume Design, and won for Best Makeup Design at the 2012 Sorta Unofficial New Zealand Film Awards.<ref>~~{{cite web\|title=eOne reports Cannes spree\|url=~~http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10845334~~\|work=NZ Herald\|author=Russell Baillie\|date=05\|month=November\|year=2012}}~~</ref>		The film was nominated for Best Visual Effects and Best Costume Design, and won for Best Makeup Design at the 2012 Sorta Unofficial New Zealand Film Awards.<ref>http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10845334</ref>

	==Movie Review==		==Movie Review==

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	==Awards==		==Awards==
	The film was nominated for Best Visual Effects and Best Costume Design, and won for Best Makeup Design at the 2012 Sorta Unofficial New Zealand Film Awards.<ref ~~name="sortaFilmAwardNominees"~~>{{cite web\|title=eOne reports Cannes spree\|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10845334\|work=NZ Herald\|author=Russell Baillie\|date=05\|month=November\|year=2012}}</ref>		The film was nominated for Best Visual Effects and Best Costume Design, and won for Best Makeup Design at the 2012 Sorta Unofficial New Zealand Film Awards.<ref>{{cite web\|title=eOne reports Cannes spree\|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10845334\|work=NZ Herald\|author=Russell Baillie\|date=05\|month=November\|year=2012}}</ref>

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	Metrodome bought the UK rights in 2010 while the film was still in post production.<ref name="screendaily1">{{cite web\|title=Metrodome climbs New Zealand's Devil's Rock\|url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/uk-ireland/metrodome-climbs-new-zealands-devils-rock/5020280.article\|work=Screen Daily\|publisher=EMAP Ltd\|accessdate=16 August 2012\|author=Wendy Mitchell\|date=6\|month=November\|year=2010}}</ref> The film was released in theaters and video-on-demand services on 8 July 2011 and on DVD on 11 July 2011. The film was released in 21 cinemas New Zealand on 22 September 2011 and was released on DVD and Blu-ray in December 2011. Entertainment One bought the North American rights at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.~~<ref name="screendaily2">~~{{cite web\|title=eOne reports Cannes spree\|url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/eone-reports-cannes-spree/5028175.article\|work=Screen Daily\|publisher=EMAP Ltd\|accessdate=16 August 2012\|author=Suzan Ayscough\|date=26\|month=May\|year=2011}}</ref>		Metrodome bought the UK rights in 2010 while the film was still in post production.<ref name="screendaily1">{{cite web\|title=Metrodome climbs New Zealand's Devil's Rock\|url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/uk-ireland/metrodome-climbs-new-zealands-devils-rock/5020280.article\|work=Screen Daily\|publisher=EMAP Ltd\|accessdate=16 August 2012\|author=Wendy Mitchell\|date=6\|month=November\|year=2010}}</ref> The film was released in theaters and video-on-demand services on 8 July 2011 and on DVD on 11 July 2011. The film was released in 21 cinemas New Zealand on 22 September 2011 and was released on DVD and Blu-ray in December 2011. Entertainment One bought the North American rights at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.{{cite web\|title=eOne reports Cannes spree\|url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/eone-reports-cannes-spree/5028175.article\|work=Screen Daily\|publisher=EMAP Ltd\|accessdate=16 August 2012\|author=Suzan Ayscough\|date=26\|month=May\|year=2011}}</ref>

	===Film festival screenings===		===Film festival screenings===

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	When Meyer is attempting to interrogate Grogan, he taunts Grogan's New Zealand background: "New Zealanders, a bunch of farmers driving around the deserts of North Africa, attacking by night and fleeing to hide like cowards", which is a reference to the New Zealand section of the Long Range Desert Group.		When Meyer is attempting to interrogate Grogan, he taunts Grogan's New Zealand background: "New Zealanders, a bunch of farmers driving around the deserts of North Africa, attacking by night and fleeing to hide like cowards", which is a reference to the New Zealand section of the Long Range Desert Group.

	Meyer also taunts Grogan by insulting the Maoris of New Zealand, which he describes as "the descendents of cannibals and headhunters", which is a reference to a 1940's German radio propaganda broadcast.<ref name="german propaganda">{{cite web\|title=~~MĀORI TARGETED BY GERMAN PROPAGANDA~~\|url=http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/memory/māori-targeted-german-propaganda\|work=28th Maori Battalion\|publisher=28th Maori Battalion\|accessdate=16 August 2012\|author=mbadmin\|date=17\|month=July\|year=2009}}</ref>		Meyer also taunts Grogan by insulting the Maoris of New Zealand, which he describes as "the descendents of cannibals and headhunters", which is a reference to a 1940's German radio propaganda broadcast.<ref name="german propaganda">{{cite web\|title=Maori targeted by German Propaganda\|url=http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/memory/māori-targeted-german-propaganda\|work=28th Maori Battalion\|publisher=28th Maori Battalion\|accessdate=16 August 2012\|author=mbadmin\|date=17\|month=July\|year=2009}}</ref>

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	When Grogan and Tane hear screaming from within the fortification, Grogan thinks it is other allied commandos who are being tortured, stating, "You know what they did to Blondie's men in Bordeaux", a reference to the torture of captured Royal Marines during Operation Frankton under the command of Major Herbert 'Blondie' Hasler.		When Grogan and Tane hear screaming from within the fortification, Grogan thinks it is other allied commandos who are being tortured, stating, "You know what they did to Blondie's men in Bordeaux", a reference to the torture of captured Royal Marines during Operation Frankton under the command of Major Herbert 'Blondie' Hasler.

	As Meyer ties Grogan's thumbs with a piece of wire to torture him, Meyer talks about the Allied "gangster commandos, who raided these very islands and killed innocent German prisoners with their hands tied behind their backs", which is a reference to [[Operation Basalt]], a British Commando raid on Sark during which a German prisoner was shot dead whilst his hands were tied, which in turn lead to [[Adolf Hitler]] issuing his [[Commando Order]], upon which the torture scene in the film is based.		As Meyer ties Grogan's thumbs with a piece of wire to torture him, Meyer talks about the Allied "gangster commandos, who raided these very islands and killed innocent German prisoners with their hands tied behind their backs", which is a reference to Operation Basalt, a British Commando raid on Sark during which a German prisoner was shot dead whilst his hands were tied, which in turn lead to Adolf Hitler issuing his Commando Order, upon which the torture scene in the film is based.

	When Meyer is attempting to interrogate Grogan, he taunts Grogan's New Zealand background: "New Zealanders, a bunch of farmers driving around the deserts of North Africa, attacking by night and fleeing to hide like cowards", which is a reference to the New Zealand section of the [[Long Range Desert Group]].		When Meyer is attempting to interrogate Grogan, he taunts Grogan's New Zealand background: "New Zealanders, a bunch of farmers driving around the deserts of North Africa, attacking by night and fleeing to hide like cowards", which is a reference to the New Zealand section of the Long Range Desert Group.

	Meyer also taunts Grogan by insulting the Maoris of New Zealand, which he describes as "the descendents of cannibals and headhunters", which is a reference to a 1940's German radio propaganda broadcast.<ref name="german propaganda">{{cite web\|title=MĀORI TARGETED BY GERMAN PROPAGANDA\|url=http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/memory/māori-targeted-german-propaganda\|work=28th Maori Battalion\|publisher=28th Maori Battalion\|accessdate=16 August 2012\|author=mbadmin\|date=17\|month=July\|year=2009}}</ref>		Meyer also taunts Grogan by insulting the Maoris of New Zealand, which he describes as "the descendents of cannibals and headhunters", which is a reference to a 1940's German radio propaganda broadcast.<ref name="german propaganda">{{cite web\|title=MĀORI TARGETED BY GERMAN PROPAGANDA\|url=http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/memory/māori-targeted-german-propaganda\|work=28th Maori Battalion\|publisher=28th Maori Battalion\|accessdate=16 August 2012\|author=mbadmin\|date=17\|month=July\|year=2009}}</ref>


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	One Nazi does fall prey to the demon, who masquerades as a German-speaking woman, during the closing credits.		One Nazi does fall prey to the demon, who masquerades as a German-speaking woman, during the closing credits.

			==Historical references==
			The film contains references to real historical events, and Campion has stated that he based the story on the German Occupation of the Channel Islands. Guernsey's history of witchcraft and the occult includes the existence of the "Bad Books" (books of black magic), and copies can be found in two libraries in the Channel Islands.

			When Grogan and Tane hear screaming from within the fortification, Grogan thinks it is other allied commandos who are being tortured, stating, "You know what they did to Blondie's men in Bordeaux", a reference to the torture of captured Royal Marines during Operation Frankton under the command of Major Herbert 'Blondie' Hasler.

			As Meyer ties Grogan's thumbs with a piece of wire to torture him, Meyer talks about the Allied "gangster commandos, who raided these very islands and killed innocent German prisoners with their hands tied behind their backs", which is a reference to [[Operation Basalt]], a British Commando raid on Sark during which a German prisoner was shot dead whilst his hands were tied, which in turn lead to [[Adolf Hitler]] issuing his [[Commando Order]], upon which the torture scene in the film is based.

			When Meyer is attempting to interrogate Grogan, he taunts Grogan's New Zealand background: "New Zealanders, a bunch of farmers driving around the deserts of North Africa, attacking by night and fleeing to hide like cowards", which is a reference to the New Zealand section of the [[Long Range Desert Group]].

			Meyer also taunts Grogan by insulting the Maoris of New Zealand, which he describes as "the descendents of cannibals and headhunters", which is a reference to a 1940's German radio propaganda broadcast.<ref name="german propaganda">{{cite web\|title=MĀORI TARGETED BY GERMAN PROPAGANDA\|url=http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/memory/māori-targeted-german-propaganda\|work=28th Maori Battalion\|publisher=28th Maori Battalion\|accessdate=16 August 2012\|author=mbadmin\|date=17\|month=July\|year=2009}}</ref>


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	==Release==		==Release==