Get Away (film)

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Get Away
Directed bySteffen Haars
Written by Nick Frost
Produced by
  • Nick Frost
  • John Hegeman
  • Lee Kim
Starring
Production
companies
  • Wayward Entertainment
  • Resolute Films
  • Film Service Finland
  • XYZ Films
Distributed by
Release dates
  • September 20, 2024 (2024-09-20)(Fantastic Fest)
  • December 6, 2024 (2024-12-06)(United States)
Countries
  • Finland
  • United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Get Away is a 2024 slasher comedy [1] film directed by Steffen Haars and written by Nick Frost, who also stars alongside Aisling Bea, Sebastian Croft, and Maisie Ayres. The film premiered at Fantastic Fest on September 20, 2024, be distributed by IFC Films on December 6, 2024, and stream on Shudder in 2025.

Contents

Premise

A family goes on holiday to a remote Swedish island, only to discover a serial killer on the prowl. [2]

Cast

Production

In June 2019, Orion Pictures acquired the pitch for the horror film Svalta from the production company Stolen Picture led by Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Miles Ketley, with the three producing for Orion and Frost writing the screenplay with Stolen Picture creative directors James Serafinowicz and Nat Saunders. [3] In August 2021, former Orion Pictures CEO John Hegeman founded Wayward Entertainment, with the company's first project set to be Svalta. [4] In September 2022, Frost and Lena Headey were cast in lead roles, marking their second film together after Fighting with My Family (2019). The film was to be directed by filmmaking duo Steffen Haars and Flip van der Kuil, with producers from Wayward Entertainment, Resolute Films, Film Service Finland, and XYZ Films. [2] In November 2023, the film wrapped production in Tampere, Finland. Aisling Bea replaced Headey due to a scheduling conflict and Haars directed alone. Post-production was completed in the United Kingdom. [5]

Release

In August 2024, the film was retitled Get Away and acquired by IFC Films and Shudder (both divisions of AMC Networks) for a theatrical release on December 6, 2024. It premiered at Fantastic Fest on September 20, 2024 before streaming on Shudder in 2025. [1]

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References

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