Betrayal (2023 film)

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Betrayal
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British poster for the film titled Kill
Directed byRodger Griffiths
Written by
  • Rodger Griffiths
  • Robert Drummond
Production
companies
  • Creative Scotland
  • Great Point Media
  • Library Pictures International
  • MR. B Films
  • Northern Ireland Screen
Distributed by
  • Kaleidoscope Film Distribution (United Kingdom)
  • Saban Films (United States)
Release date
  • September 7, 2024 (2024-09-07)(United States)
Running time
89 minutes [1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Betrayal is a 2023 independent [2] psychological horror thriller and survivalist [3] film directed by Rodger Griffiths, in his directorial debut. Its premiere at the 2023 Edinburgh International Film Festival titled Kill. [1] It was released in the United Kingdom by Kaleidoscope Film Distribution and Saban Films on VOD/digital in the United States on September 6, 2024. [3]

Contents

It was inspired by 2018's Calibre . [1]

Synopsis

Three brothers try to discover what happened to the body of their abusive father who they killed and buried in a remote Scottish forest. [3]

Cast

Production

Principal photography started on June 6, 2022. [4]

Reception

In his review in The Guardian , Leslie Felperin rated it 3 out of 5 stars saying that "the suspense-building and denouement are adequate enough, but what makes this more interesting is how director Rodger Griffiths weaves in a subtle dissection of how abuse can damage families in different ways." [2] At Common Sense Media , Alistair Lawrence rated it 2 out of 5 stars calls it a "overplotted Scottish thriller". [5]

In Screen Daily , Fionnuala Halligan highlighted that "a forest hunting trip takes a dark turn in this effective Scottish genre debut". [1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "'Kill': Edinburgh Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Kill review – family ties unravel during hunting trip in suspenseful forest thriller". The Guardian. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Betrayal Trailer – A Blood-Curdling Scottish Thriller You Can't Miss". Film Threat. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  4. "Feature film 'Kill' enters principal photography". Synchrony City Films. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  5. "Betrayal Movie Review". Common Sense Media. Retrieved June 1, 2025.