Blunt Force Trauma (film)

Blunt Force Trauma is a 2015 American-Colombian neo-Western action film written and directed by Ken Sanzel. It stars Ryan Kwanten, Freida Pinto, Carolina Gómez, and Mickey Rourke.

Blunt Force Trauma
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Directed by	Ken Sanzel
Written by	Ken Sanzel
Produced by	Gary Preisler Eric Brenner
Starring	Ryan Kwanten Freida Pinto Carolina Gómez Mickey Rourke
Cinematography	Paulo Perez
Edited by	Matt Mayer
Music by	Darren Jackson
Production companies	ETA Films Global Film Partners Monogram Entertainment
Distributed by	Voltage Pictures
Release date	July 20, 2015 (2015-07-20) (Los Angeles)
Running time	97 minutes
Countries	United States Colombia
Language	English

The film premiered in Los Angeles on July 20, 2015, before being released on DVD and Blu-ray on October 6, 2015.

Premise

Pinto plays a woman looking for her brother's killer. The film is based on a banned shooting game, revolving around duelists using kevlar vests. The rules are that one may not aim for lethal shots, and that should one fall out of a predesignated ring which each contestant is stood in, they lose. You may also tap out, similar to other combat sports.

Cast

• Ryan Kwanten as John
• Freida Pinto as Colt
• Carolina Gómez as Marla
• Mickey Rourke as Zorringer
• Christian Tappan as Emmet
• Maruia Shelton as Wesley
• John Alex Castillo as Bernie
• Herbert King as Walton
• Jason Gibson as Huey
• Andrés Suárez as Mendez
• Rubén Zamora as Silva
• Daniel Abril as Rodrigo
• Silvia De Dios as Doctor
• Carmenza Cossio as Roxanne
• Jon Mack as Reggie
• Steven Galarce as Arch
• Victor Gomez as Toby
• Tatiana Ronderos as Sandra

Production

Principal photography was done entirely in Bogotá, Colombia in 2014. In North America, Alchemy is the film's distributor. It competed in the Woodstock Film Festival and the Montreal World Film Festival.^[1][2]

Reception

John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter criticized the film, stating that it "takes itself much more seriously than viewers will."^[2]