Slovenia’s First Horror Film Killbillies (aka Idyll) Now Available on DVD and VOD
When it comes to hillbilly slasher films, like ‘Wrong Turn’, the south is the usual the setting. A new horror film, ‘Killbillies’, is shaking up that tradition. ‘Killbillies’, also known as ‘Idyll’, is the first horror film from the country of Slovenia, the coastal country bordering Italy and the Adriatic Sea. The film centers on a group of fashionistas heading to a photo shoot in the country side. What started out as a beautiful day quickly turns to terror when the women are attached by physically deformed hillbillies and kidnapped. Nina Ivanisin, Nika Rozman, Manca Ogorevc, Sabastian Cavazza, Lotos Vincenc Šparovec and Jurij Drevenšek, star in this film about survival, from writer-director Tomaz Gorkic. From the Press Release: October 25th, 2016 – Philadelphia, PA – Proving that the American South does not hold a monopoly on sexually depraved, bloodthirsty hillbillies, Killbilllies (aka: Idyll,Idila) depicts a harrowing tale of abduction, violence and hoped-for survival; this is Slovenia’s first ever horror movie.
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