Hush (2008)

A young couple on a motorway journey are drawn into a game of cat and mouse with a truck driver following a near accident.

Director:

Mark Tonderai

Writer:

Mark Tonderai

Stars:

William Ash, Christine Bottomley, Andreas Wisniewski

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
William Ash	...	Zakes Abbot (as Will Ash)
Christine Bottomley	...	Beth
Andreas Wisniewski	...	The Tarman
Claire Keelan	...	Wendy
Stuart McQuarrie	...	Thorpe
Robbie Gee	...	Chimponda
Peter Wyatt	...	Mr. Coates
Sheila Reid	...	Mrs. Coates
Shaun Dingwall	...	PC Mitchall
Rupert Procter	...	Dad (as Rupert Proctor)
Carol Allen	...	Mum
Harry Mondryk	...	Dash
Tobias Adams-Heighway	...	Drummer Boy
Dasiy Mondryk	...	Girl
Allison Saxton	...	Woman in Loo

Storyline

Tired and irritable, Zakes Abbott drives home along the motorway, his girlfriend, Beth, asleep beside him. Failing to spot his exit he speeds across the causeway, cutting up a white van and barely avoiding an accident. Apoplectic with rage, the truck driver gives chase, and as he violently overtakes the tailgate flips up revealing a woman bound and bloodied in the back. But before there is time for a second look, the door is slammed shut and Zakes is left bewildered and wondering if what he saw was real. Later at a service station, Zakes' fears grow when Beth goes missing, and as he begins a frantic search, he is enticed into a deadly game of cat and mouse on the deserted motorway. But being the sole witness to the earlier scene, how does he convince others of his desperate need for help? Playing on our most primal fears, this taut suspense thriller challenges a world where we constantly turn responsibility over to someone else and asks the question: what do you do when there is no ...

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Plot Keywords:

serial murder | woman in jeopardy | murder | falling downhill | truck | 

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Taglines:

Only you saw it. Only you can save them

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 March 2009 (UK)

Also Known As:

Csitt!

Filming Locations:

Yorkshire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

£1,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$64,054 (United Kingdom), 15 March 2009, Limited Release

Company Credits

Production Co:

Film4, Warp X, UK Film Council

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Zakes is looking for Beth in the service area, he crawls under a lorry in the lorry park in the pouring rain, in the next scene inside the service area, he appears clean and dry, surely he would be covered in oily marks.

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Quotes

Zakes Abbot: [goading the Tar-man outside] Remember me you CUNT!

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Crazy Credits

After the coda, credits start appearing. After the producer credits, an epilogue is shown, of one of the criminals (obviously uncaught) shopping at a bookstore, and picking up a book by the protagonist describing the criminal operation and its end.

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Connections

Featured in House at the End of the Street (2012)

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Soundtracks

Live With Me
Written by Robert Del Naja (as Del Naja), Neil Davidge (as Davidge) and Terry Callier (as Callier)
Performed by Massive Attack
Published by Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd/Reverb Music Ltd
Licensed courtesy of Virgin Records Limited

User Reviews

enjoyable thriller

I watched this not expecting much, and yeah some of the acting was a bit dubious but overall I was very impressed. When I started watching it I sat there with my finger on the stop button, but that button was never pressed as I was truly hooked. I really felt for the lead character and thought he played the part well. I was also surprised by a few twists here and there which would give Hollywood a run for its money.

For a movie that was obviously on a budget (made with help from the lottery) I think it can stand proud with the multi-million pound big boys from the USA.

A good thriller worth watching