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
2025
January 31
Barbados premiere
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January 31
February 2
Bavarian state premiere
View moreWOCHENENDE Wuerzburg Film Festival
February 6
Peruvian premiere
Get ticketsDESCUBIERTO Fantasy Film Festival
March 1
March 8
Portuguese premiere
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"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."
