Idila

KILLBILLIES (aka: IDILA) is about a not-so typical day in the life of a model named Zina (Nina Ivanisis). Everything seems normal as Zina, along with a photographer and another female model, head out into the hinterlands for a photoshoot.

Along the way, a foreboding atmosphere starts building, as the local denizens exhibit some strange behavior. Once the trio meet at their wilderness destination, the weirdness gets a bit more frightening. The shoot is interrupted by two rural "gentlemen", who make the odious pair in DELIVERANCE look like Penn and Teller!

From this point, things go rather quickly downhill, and a harrowing, torturous ordeal unfolds. This is where it gets pretty gruesome! As the reason behind the grisly, seemingly sadistic horror becomes clear, it makes a sort of twisted sense.

At its black heart, this is a tale of addiction, supply, and demand. It's also a fantastic story of survival in the face of certain doom. Making full use of the breathtaking Slovenian countryside and ruins therein, the final sequence rivals the best of its sub-genre with its sheer power and exhilarating pace!

This movie is gory. Extremely so. However, it's also chilling, and has a novel, interesting plot.

Ms. Ivanisin is outstanding in her desperate, yet strong role. She plays it in a way that would make the likes of the great Tura Satana proud! Hair, leather jacket, and all!

Francl (Lotos Srarovec) is a very memorable, disgustingly eeevil character. He's like all of the inbred mutants from WRONG TURN rolled into one icky package!

Gorehounds and those willing to take a chance should add this one to their watchlist...