A Banquet

A Banquet
Promotional release poster
Directed byRuth Paxton
Written byJustin Bull
Produced by
  • Leonora Darby
  • Nik Bower
  • James Harris
  • Mark Lane
  • Laure Vaysse
Starring
Music byCJ Mirra
Production
companies
  • HanWay Films
  • Tea Shop Productions
  • Riverstone Pictures
  • REP Productions 8 Ltd
Distributed byIFC Midnight[1]
Release dates
  • 10 September 2021 (2021-09-10) (TIFF)
  • 18 February 2022 (2022-02-18)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$13,125[2]

A Banquet is a 2021 British horror film directed by Ruth Paxton and written by Justin Bull. The film stars Sienna Guillory as widowed mother Holly, whose husband, the father of her daughters Betsey (Jessica Alexander) and Isabelle (Ruby Stokes), died by suicide.[3][4] One night, Betsey has what she believes to be a supernatural experience, that results in her refusing to eat.

A Banquet premiered at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival.[5] It was released in select theaters and on digital platforms on 18 February 2022.[6]

  1. ^ "A Banquet". IFC Films. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  2. ^ "A Banquet". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  3. ^ Barraclough, Leo (9 November 2020). "'A Banquet' Producer Leonora Darby on Serving Up a Female-Driven Psychological Horror Film With Bite". Variety. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  4. ^ Wilson, Lena (17 February 2022). "'A Banquet' Review: Starving for a Higher Purpose". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  5. ^ "A Banquet: Showtimes". TIFF. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  6. ^ Lattanzio, Ryan (5 January 2022). "'A Banquet' Trailer: Mother-Daughter Bond Turns Apocalyptic in IFC Midnight Horror". IndieWire. Retrieved 21 February 2022.