David Petersen (Allen Leech) is passing through the Colorado Rockies. After saving a young diner waitress, Ana (Nina Bergman) from her violent ex-husband during a break from driving, he hits the road again alone through a dangerous snow blizzard. One false move behind the wheel has him waking up inside a ravine, in the eye of the storm. But the cold is the least of his worries when a beast (possibly a wendigo) starts prowling outside. How will he survive?
Production of the film began in early 2023. It is Drouin's filmmaking debut. It was filmed in only thirteen days, in Prince George, British Columbia.[1] It is Paris-based WTFilms' second collaboration with UK production company Featuristic Films, after working together on James Kermack's action thriller Knuckledust in 2020.[2] The film was previewed at the FrightFest Film Festival in the United Kingdom on August 27, 2023.
Cold Meat has a rating of 92% on Rotten Tomatoes and became a global hit.[3] Particularly, it was praised for its tension between the two lead characters, acting, and the "uneasy element to everything (David) says that makes the film tick."[4] At the Portuguese film festival Fantasporto in 2024, Sébastien Drouin won an award for best screenplay for his work on the film.[5]
