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Dagr
UK 2024
produced by Matthew Butler-Hart, Tori Butler-Hart, Anthony Pye-Jeary (executive), Ian McKellen (executive), Conleth Hill (executive), Chris Hart (executive), Wendy Hart (executive), Susie Sainsbury (executive), Jonathan Halperyn (executive), Ali Al-Hilal (executive), Alix Wilton Regan (executive) for Fizz and Ginger Films
directed by Matthew Butler-Hart
starring Riz Moritz, Ellie Duckles, Tori Butler-Hart, Emma King, Graham Butler, Hattie Chapman, Luca Thompson, Matt Barber, Robert Parry, Richard Bruten (voice)
written by Matthew Butler-Hart, Tori Butler-Hart, music by Tom Kane
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Tori (Tori Butler-Hart) and her team (Matt Barber, Emma King, Graham
Butler, Hattie Chapman) are shooting a Jean-Luc Godard inspired fashion
commercial at a swanky Wales estate, with their heads so far up their
arses that they fail to even notice that things are terribly off at the
site. The one thing they do notice is that their caterers Thea (Ellie
Duckles) and Louise (Riz Moritz) are terribly late. Thing is, Thea and
Louise aren't actually caterers but social media personalities famous for
heists they stream on the net. And their intention indeed is to steal the
shoot's outfit and camera equipment to sell everything for charity - to
come across as more Robin
Hood-like than a common thief. When they arrive on location
though, the heist almost seems to easy with none of Tori or company
around, and the outfits and equipment ready for the taking. So easy it is
that they go looking for cast and crew, to oomph up their footage a little
bit. They initially don't find anyone, just a video showing what went on -
and what went on wasn't exactly a pretty thing, but what's worse, they're
doomed to become part of the horror that befell the actors and filmcrew
... As far as found footage films go, this film is certainly
top of the crop, basically because it tries to be as cinematic as possible
within the restrictions of the approach and does create its horrors
through more than just shaky camerawork (though there's a bit of that in
here, too). But there's proper atmospheric camerawork in here, as well as
build-up of suspense, and the whole thing's well-edited with an eye for
dynamics. And how the film gradually shifts from comedy with a touch of
satire to full-blown horror is expertly handled, and of course helped by a
solid cast. And all of this results in a rather cool genre experience.
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