Two guys and a girl are backpacking around the Georgia-Russia region. We learn through some hush-hush dialog that the girl cheated on her fiance (who appears oblivious) with the presumed 'third wheel' of their group. While being in the Georgia mountains, the back-stabbing friend unwittingly steps on an armed landmine, in turn, of course, trapping him in place out of fear of detonation. Turns out, it was a set-up and he and the girl are left to figure out a way to safely get the poor, landmine-stranded bastard out of harms way. However, a bit of an unforeseen hindrance befalls their existing struggle when a Russian man and his dog show up; not looking to be all that helpful.
Where "Landmine Goes Click" totally nails it is in the building and pacing of such grueling tension that ends up making you feel almost as frustrated as the victims of this whole ordeal as you watch their interaction with this total scumbag persist. The mountain range setting and gradual nightfall that occurs throughout the bulk of the film are extremely effective in making the whole tone of the film's second act come across as all-the-more hopeless. I'm not going to get into the final third of the movie, though it's a 'shift' in the story that I, personally, found very satisfying and provoking. Definitely check this film out! Also, if you already hate Russians this movie won't change anything...
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