Prevenge (2016)

Directed by

Alice Lowe

Genre

slasher film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 28m

Rated

12

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 257 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A pregnant widow believes her unborn baby is forcing her to kill people. The film follows her as she carries out these murders, believing they are revenge for her husband's death.

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What happens

Prevenge is a 2016 British comedy slasher film written by, directed by and starring Alice Lowe in her directorial debut. The film also stars Kate Dickie, Kayvan Novak, Jo Hartley, Mike Wozniak, Gemma Whelan and Tom Davis. The plot follows a pregnant widow who is convinced her foetus is compelling her to embark on a killing spree as revenge for the death of her husband. Principal photography mainly took place in Cardiff in under two weeks, whilst Lowe was herself pregnant. The film was released in cinemas in February 2017. Before the film was released, Lowe gave birth to a baby girl, Della, who was able to portray Ruth’s newborn in the film, at ten days old. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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