Action drama Ballerina: Austria's killer village in focus!

Der Film "Ballerina" mit Ana de Armas spielt teilweise im malerischen Hallstatt, wo kreative Action-Szenen stattfinden.
The film "Ballerina" with Ana de Armas plays partly in the picturesque Hallstatt, where creative action scenes take place. (Symbolbild/ANAGAT)

Action drama Ballerina: Austria's killer village in focus!

Hallstatt, Österreich - In the new film "Ballerina", the talented Ana de Armas conquered the cinema screen with her role as a protagonist Eve. As Moviepilot is part of the "John Wick" university and even offers Keanu reeves in a guest appearance in his iconic role. The story revolves around Eve, the daughter of a murdered father who grows up with the Ruska Roma and is on revenge.

A special highlight of the film is the backdrop: Parts of the plot play in Hallstatt, Austria, a picturesque village that is staged in this context as a place full of killers. The first half of the film is less memorable, but the action takes up a lot of speed in the second half, which surprises the audience with creative fights and deposits. Glasses, dishes and even ice skates are used creatively in the spectacular action scenes.

filming details and production

"Ballerina" was staged by Len Wiseman and is already the fifth part of the "John Wick" series-and it seems that the enthusiasm for the franchise remains unbroken. According to Wikipedia the film was published internationally on June 4, 2025 and on June 6th in the USA. Production included several locations, whereby the main recordings took place in Prague from November 2022 to January 2023, supplemented by Nachrehs in February 2024.

The film was officially announced in April 2022 early in the development, with Ana de Armas as the main actress. The critics' assessments range from "entertaining" to "action -packed", especially in the last third, which the film fans hope that "Ballerina" keeps the bar for action films high.

box office performance and public reactions

The financial record of the film shows that he was in its competition in his opening week with sales of over $ 24 million, but the expectations of the overall performance were initially not entirely fulfilled. The film came to over $ 94 million worldwide, which is below the level of other franchise blockbusters. The Numbers reports that the competition of "Lilo & Stitch", which was still strong in business for the theatrical release of "Ballerina", was clearly felt.

Despite mixed reviews with 76 % positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and a metacritic rating of 59, the audience assessed the film as a whole. Additional plans for a sequel have already been indicated, which suggests a convincing long-term potential in history.

summarized "Ballerina" shows promising for the action and "John Wick" fans. The film has a lot to offer with fresh action, exciting combat sequences and a gripping revenge story. It remains to be seen whether she can conquer the hearts of the audience - it is definitely worth taking a look at the cinemas!

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