Death Race 2

"10 killer drivers, 20,000 rounds of ammo. 1 survivor."

2010 1h 40m EN

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Synopsis

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In the world's most dangerous prison, a new game is born: Death Race. The rules of this adrenaline-fueled blood sport are simple, drive or die. When repentant convict Carl Lucas discovers there's a price on his head, his only hope is to survive a twisted race against an army of hardened criminals and tricked-out cars.

“10 killer drivers, 20,000 rounds of ammo. 1 survivor.”

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Cast

Luke Goss
Carl 'Luke' Lucas / Frankenstein
Lauren Cohan
September Jones
Sean Bean
Markus Kane
Danny Trejo
Goldberg
Ving Rhames
Weyland
Tanit Phoenix
Katrina Banks
Robin Shou
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Joe Vaz
Rocco

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Roel Reiné
Writers: Paul W. S. Anderson, Mark Risk, Tony Giglio
Languages: English
Countries: South Africa, Germany

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: South Africa, Germany.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Death Race (2008) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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CAST

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217+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Roel Reiné, shot by John McKay. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Paul Haslinger. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Radu Ion shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Luke Goss and Lauren Cohan and Sean Bean carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Roel Reiné directs. John McKay behind the camera. Paul Haslinger scores. Radu Ion cuts. Produced in South Africa, Germany. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 16 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: South Africa, Germany.
3Part of the "Death Race (2008) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4217+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Directed by Roel Reiné, shot by John McKay. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Paul Haslinger. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Radu Ion shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Luke Goss and Lauren Cohan and Sean Bean carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "10 killer drivers, 20,000 rounds of ammo. 1 survivor.".
10IMDB entry: tt1500491 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 13 themes, including "virgin", "car race", "dystopia", "parachute".

The technical file

Cinematography: John McKay
Original score: Paul Haslinger
Editing: Radu Ion
Production design: Johnny Breedt
Costume design: Moira Anne Meyer
Makeup / hair: Kerry Skelton
VFX supervisor: Jeremy Ball
Sound: Javier Bennassar
Stunt coordinator: Adam Horton
Runtime: 100 min · 1h 40m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $7,000,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Death Race 2 (2010)

Part of

Death Race (2008) Collection

Based on car combat encompassing a series of films and other media centered on a reality show set in a prison, where inmates race against each other in order to win their freedom.