Exhibit A (2007)

The timely story of a normal family disintegrating under financial pressure, eventually driven to the unimaginable. We witness the terrifying events unfold through daughter Judith's video camera, which subsequently becomes Exhibit A.

Director:

Dom Rotheroe

Writers:

Darren Bender (story), Dom Rotheroe

Stars:

Bradley Cole, Brittany Ashworth, Angela Forrest

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Bradley Cole	...	Andy King
Brittany Ashworth	...	Judith King
Angela Forrest	...	Sheila King
Oliver Lee	...	Joe King
Jason Allen	...	Wayne
Charles Davies	...	Ray
Emily Button	...	Claire
Belinda Lazenby	...	Mo
David Walker	...	Mike
Terry Mann	...	Stu
Dennis Turner	...	Mr. Miller
John Douglas	...	John
Helen Fell	...	Sales Assistant

Storyline

Exhibit A tells the timely story of a normal family disintegrating under financial pressure, eventually driven to the unimaginable. All is not as it seems as the King family go about their day-to-day lives oblivious of the horror to come. Dad Andy (Bradley Cole) is nursing a secret that ultimately leads to terrible consequences for them all. We witness these chilling events unfold through daughter Judith's video camera, which subsequently becomes Exhibit A.

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Plot Keywords:

found footage | video camera | camera | secret | voyeurism | 

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Taglines:

The camera never lies...

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

UK

Release Date:

16 March 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Улика А

Filming Locations:

Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warp Films,Bigger Pictures,Screen East / UK Film Council

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The last film of stunt supremo Roy Alon. Roy holds the world record for performing the most stunts in cinema history. His long career included many Bond films and the Indiana Jones Trilogy.

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Quotes

Andy King: Come and have a dance with Andy!

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Connections

References The Blair Witch Project (1999)

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Soundtracks

Bluebell Morning
Written by (Popplewell, Flett, Flett, Kelly, Churney)
Performed by Ooberman
Published by Universal/MCA Music Ltd.

User Reviews

A Masterpiece Of Gradually Escalating Horror!

Strengthened by compelling performances from its faithful cast, making extremely effective use of its camera to capture all the unfolding drama, and steadily escalating its gradually- building tension over the course of its runtime, Exhibit A is an excellent example of smart, gripping storytelling that also goes down as possibly the most underrated work of its genre.

Set in Yorkshire, Exhibit A follows the day-to-day activities of a normal family that is driven to the unimaginable due to the pressure of their current financial situation. We witness the whole set of events through daughter Judith's video camera, which are set in motion when her dad hides a secret from the family which ultimately leads to devastating consequences.

Co-written & directed by Dom Rotheroe, Exhibit A is crafted with thorough understanding of what it needs to be and the way each segment combines with the next to make road for the chilling finale is truly admirable. Another key aspect that this indie horror ends up nailing is something that most of its counterparts tend to skip over, and that's the attention provided to its characters.

The scripted characters are pretty much like your neighbours next door. The cast portraying them makes them all the more believable, with Brittany Ashworth & Bradley Cole impressing the most in their respective roles of Judith & her father. Where the former brilliantly exhibits the sensibilities of a worried daughter, the latter steals the show with his skillful rendition of a father undergoing a complete mental breakdown, which is unnerving to watch at times.

On an overall scale, Exhibit A is a first-rate example of escalating horror that implements its found-footage style in a riveting manner and is absolutely deserving of a broader audience. An edge-of-the-seat thriller capturing the disintegration of a normal family brought upon by financial pressures, Exhibit A is one of the best offerings of its genre that amplifies its tense ambiance amazingly well to culminate with a final segment that's just as heartbreaking as it is utterly disturbing. An underrated gem. Highly recommended.