Prevenge

Prevenge
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAlice Lowe
Written byAlice Lowe
Produced by
  • Alice Lowe
  • Vaughn Sivell
  • Jennifer Handorf
  • Will Kane
Starring
CinematographyRyan Eddleston
Edited byMatteo Bini
Music byToydrum
Production
companies
  • Western Edge Pictures
  • Gennaker Group
  • Ffilm Cymru Wales
Distributed byKaleidoscope Entertainment[2]
Release dates
  • 15 May 2016 (2016-05-15) (Cannes)[1]
  • 10 February 2017 (2017-02-10) (United Kingdom)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£80,000
Box office$94,100

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.[3][4] The film was released in cinemas in February 2017.[5] 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.

  1. ^ "Goes to Cannes 2016" (PDF). Marché du Film. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  2. ^ Grater, Tom (8 September 2016). "Kaleidoscope swoops for comedy-horror 'Prevenge'". Screen Daily. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Prevenge: Alice Lowe on Murder, Cardiff & Making a Human". Raising Films. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Leila Hoffman stars in the new British comedy slasher film Prevenge". Sainou Talent Agency. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  5. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (1 September 2016). "Prevenge review – a mother of a serial-killer film". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 December 2016.