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Prevenge
Sign in to savePrevenge 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.
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5.5A pregnant widow, believing herself to be guided by her unborn child, embarks on a homicidal rampage.
Cast
- Alice Lowe as Ruth
- Jo Hartley as Midwife
- Kayvan Novak as Tom
- Tom Davis as DJ Dan
- Kate Dickie as Ella
- Gemma Whelan as Len
Themes
- mother
- baby
- psychopath
- widow
- pregnancy
- trauma
- dark comedy
- knife
- midwife
- sociopath
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- slasher film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Alice Lowe
- Screenwriter
- Alice Lowe
- Cast member
- Kate Dickie
- Producer
- Alice Lowe
- Duration
- 88
- FilmAffinity ID
- 565419
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- title
- Prevenge
- publication date
- 2016-05-15
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 7.3/10
- capital cost
- 80000
- box office
- 94100
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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 10 days old.
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