Nocta (2019) - Germany
Directed by: Master W and Crippler Criss
ABOUT THE FILM:
Nocta follows 40-year old Ernst, a sheltered, devout Catholic man who
goes above and beyond effort to live a life free of sin. Come his 40th birthday, his pal
Till decides to throw him a birthday party and help him make new friends, including hooking him up with a woman. Till invites his Afro-German friend Shabbi, who is a believer in the Islamic faith. Although dubious at first, what with their religious differences, Ernst tries to learn to overcome these differences and find trust in Shabbi and his new friends.
As the party starts, Ernst quickly grows skeptical of his surroundings. There's alcohol, marijuana, obnoxious music, strobe lights, dancing and sex. However, Ernst is distracted as he's introduced to Nocta, a beautiful young woman who he believes to be more than human; an angel, if you will.
Nocta is quite the contrary, as she smokes marijuana and talks extensively (and rather graphically) of how alcohol triggers her menstrual cycle in the worst possible way.
Till ends up making Ernst and Nocta unknowingly consume alcoholic drinks, in
the hopes that the two will be driven to have sex. Shabbi and Nocta then tempt Ernst to smoke marijuana, stating that the oils were once used by Jesus. Ernst is blinded by love and wants nothing more than to express his love toward Nocta. Unfortunately, she becomes sick in the process, as she doesn't believe in love, coupled with unknowingly drinking alcohol. She finds herself vomiting and bleeding simultaneously, and everything escalates as startling revelations are made...
REVIEW:
Nocta is the latest film from P.S.Y.C.H.O. Productions. They are an independent
film-crew based out of Silschede that consistently pump out ridiculous and over-the-top,
yet immensely entertaining splatterfests, of which Nocta is no exception.
In fact, Nocta is so over-the-top and extreme that it transcends being a splatter film.
Rarely do films that are this gory attempt to challenge the viewer with a story. Often times,
they are made simply to showcase special effects. Sometimes whatever plot given is only there to build up around the gore scenes. However, Nocta slowly takes its time to build up to
the intense gore scenes, perfectly balances humor with gore and terror, and carefully fleshes out its characters. Ernst, portrayed by the talented Jim Aal, is a Catholic man struggling to find friends and love, who tries to live up to his racist father's expectations after the death of his mother. Shabbi, portrayed by Raping Ras, is a man who is faced with violent oppression because of his race and his religion, but he protests with peace and with reasoning. When the two work together, they work together well, differences aside.
As the story finally builds up to our gore, we are given gore in spades. Throats are slit, limbs
are torn apart and chopped in half, vital organs and jugulars are ripped out; blood and fecal matter
flies all over the place; there is so much blood that a dam should be built.
In addition to the blood spraying like a firehose, the effects, crafted by gore-wizard Sebastian Zeglarski, glisten with red beauty and will more than satiate the average gorehound's appetite.
Speaking of glistening, for such a low-budget production, Nocta is a very polished-looking film! Shot in HD, every gruesome detail pops out like an eyeball, and the lighting is goregeous in most spots!
There are few cons I can personally find with this film. The few that I have are a
few minor technical errors, what with occasional visible equipment and wonky sound in some areas. But of course, these fleeting negatives are demolished by all the positives. The entire cast hams up their performances, but that only makes them even more entertaining and memorable.
I've been psyched for Nocta ever since it was first announced, and it exceeded my expectations. Nocta is one of my favorite German splatter films I've seen in a while.
I highly recommend Nocta to fellow gorehounds.
RELEASES:
-Nocta was released on DVD and Blu-Ray by P.S.Y.C.H.O. Productions in 2019.
-Extras:
Audio Commentary
The Making Of Nocta
Interviews
Bloopers
Jim-Aal Special
Music Videos
Trailer
-The film was also released on Blu-Ray in Japan!
Please consider supporting independent horror cinema and purchasing a copy of Nocta! You can buy it from the filmmakers here:
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