Severance (2006)

During a team-building retreat in the mountains a group of sales representatives are hunted down one by one.

Director:

Christopher Smith

Writers:

James Moran (screenplay), Christopher Smith (screenplay)

Stars:

Danny Dyer, Laura Harris, Tim McInnerny

3 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Toby Stephens	...	Harris
Claudie Blakley	...	Jill
Andy Nyman	...	Gordon
Babou Ceesay	...	Billy
Tim McInnerny	...	Richard
Laura Harris	...	Maggie
Danny Dyer	...	Steve
David Gilliam	...	George
Julianna Drajkó	...	Olga (as Juli Drajkó)
Judit Viktor	...	Nadia
Sándor Boros	...	Coach Driver
Levente Törköly	...	Lodge Killer
János Oláh	...	Flamethrower Killer
Attila Ferencz	...	Head-squish Killer
Bela Kasi	...	Headbutt Killer

Storyline

A team-building weekend in the mountains of Eastern Europe goes horribly wrong for the sales division of the multi-national weapons company Palisade Defence when they become the victims of a group of crazed killers who will stop at nothing to see them dead.

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Plot Keywords:

female nudity | exploitation | team building | eastern europe | blood splatter | 

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Taglines:

Another bloody office outing.

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody violence, language, drug content and some sexuality/nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [United States]

Country:

UK Germany Hungary

Language:

English Hungarian Russian

Release Date:

25 August 2006 (UK)

Also Known As:

Mutilados

Filming Locations:

Mountain range Mátra, Hungary

Box Office

Budget:

£5,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£483,152 (United Kingdom), 27 August 2006, Limited Release

Opening Weekend USA:

$8,316, 20 May 2007, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$136,432, 24 June 2007

Company Credits

Production Co:

Qwerty Films, Dan Films, HanWay Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min 90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The swimming pool full of fallen leafs that Gordon falls into is actually a few inches deep fountain with a diving-board installed on the side.

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Goofs

(at around 31 mins) The Russian troops in the flashback are wearing currently issued German Flecktarn camouflage.

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Quotes

Richard: There are no bears in Hungary. Unless we've crossed the border into Romania, in which case there ARE bears. If we're in Serbia, then... I don't know.
Harris: That's really interesting, Richard. Tell me something: are bears required to stop at borders? Is there some sort of, I don't know, passport control for bears?

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Connections

Referenced in Being Danny Dyer (2007)

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Soundtracks

Már Minálunk Babám
Words and Music by Zsigmond Bodrogi
Published by Editio Musica Budapest for The World

User Reviews

Not nearly funny enough

I didn't like it much. It's not nearly as clever or funny as it thinks it is, and the horror violence seems disturbing and mean-spirited instead of mocking and over-the-top. The dialogue really isn't that sharp at all, and the characters are either incredibly unlikeable or just plain bland. There's only a few minutes of side-splitting humour (the rocket/plane being the highlight), and there's some moments of sly comic brilliance (loved the three different stories told), but it just turns into the very thing it's trying to mock by the end. The villains are too real and too human to be properly made fun of, and thus any joke involving them just falls flat. It's not nearly funny enough to be labeled a hybrid, so instead it's just a horror with some black comedy elements. Shame.