Chainsaws Were Singing - Adventures await when new lovers are separated by a chainsaw killer.
Introduction
"Adventures await when new lovers are separated by a chainsaw killer."
Chainsaws Were Singing is an absolutely bonkers action-horror-musical-comedy B-movie epic from Estonia. Shot guerilla style in 2013, this true love letter to crowd-pleasing exploitation cinema then spent a modest 10 years in postproduction and is finally out in 2024.
Starring: Karl-Joosep Ilves, Laura Niils, Janno Puusepp, Martin Ruus, Rita Rätsepp
Producers: Kaur Maran, Sander Maran, Karl-Joosep Ilves, Jan Andresson & Peeter Maran
Writer / Director / Composer / Cinematographer / Editor / Sound designer / VFX artist / Colorist: Sander Maran
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Festivals & Screenings
2024
September 20
September 24
September 28
Finland premiere
Get ticketsHelsinki International Film Festival – LOVE & ANARCHY
September 21
September 23
US premiere
Get ticketsFANTASTIC FEST
September 27
Pennsylvania state premiere
Get ticketsPhiladelphia UNNAMED Film Festival
September 27
September 29
Austrian premiere
Get ticketsSLASH film festival
September 20
September 24
September 28
Finland premiere
Get ticketsHelsinki International Film Festival – LOVE & ANARCHY
September 21
September 23
US premiere
Get ticketsFANTASTIC FEST
September 27
Pennsylvania state premiere
Get ticketsPhiladelphia UNNAMED Film Festival
September 27
September 29
Austrian premiere
Get ticketsSLASH film festival
September 29
Florida state premiere
Get ticketsPOPCORN FRIGHTS - Wicked Weekend
October 4
Spanish premiere
Get ticketsSITGES Film Festival
October 12
(Australian/Oceanian premiere)
Get ticketsMONSTER FEST
October 17
Pasching city premiere
Get ticketsFRIGHT NIGHTS Horror Film Festival
"a lo-fi masterpiece and a cult classic in the making […] the Citizen Kane of gory stupidity."
Nightmare on Film Street
"It’s a film so outlandish and impeccably crafted at every turn that it practically feels surreal that it even exists. [... ] We can actually retire cinema forever after this."
Awards Radar
"From its knack for blood, catchy tunes, and massive heart, 'Chainsaws Were Singing' is a delight from start to finish."
Collider
"This movie needs to be seen more than once, memorized as well as possible, and then quoted in public to people who have no idea of the context. It’s that much fun."
BIFF BAM POP!
"This film brims with genuine cinematic ingenuity and an infectious playfulness that will put a song in your heart and a smile on your face."
Fantasia
"The film is a quirky delight that fans of gore, musicals, and comedy horror films owe themselves to seek out."
