Slaughter (2009)

A young woman looks to escape her abusive life by moving to a friend's farm near Atlanta. Unfortunately, she learns her place of supposed comfort offers more terrifying forms of abuse.

Director:

Stewart Hopewell

Writers:

Stewart Hopewell (screenplay), Timothy R. Long

Stars:

Lucy Holt, Amy Shiels, David Sterne

Cast

Credited cast:
Lucy Holt	...	Lola
Amy Shiels	...	Faith
David Sterne	...	Jorgen
Antonia Bernath	...	Cathy
Craig Robert Young	...	Kyle
Andrei Aradits	...	David (as Andrei Araditz)
Ingrid Bisu	...	Girl in Coffin
Vance Daniels	...	Jimmy
Cristinel Hogas	...	Artsy Bartender (as Cristi Hogas)
Maxim Knight	...	Cort
C.J. Singer	...	Arvin
Denis Stefan	...	Bartender
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cosmin Dominte	...	Bartender

Storyline

Faith is a young woman who is on the run from an abusive boyfriend, and who settles in Atlanta to make a new life for herself. While settling down, Faith meets Lola, a free spirited young woman who lives on a nearby rural farm with her family - her distant father, older brother, and younger brother. Faith moves in with Lola, who resides in the nearby barn on the farm, to help out with farm work. Every night, the two young women go into the city to party, and Lola brings home a different man to be with. But when the men start disappearing, Faith begins to suspect that Lola's family is killing the strangers in the nearby slaughter house they keep on the farm, and her quest for the truth uncovers some very disturbing facts about Lola's childhood that she seeks to keep a secret at ANY cost.

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Plot Keywords:

forced piercing | car | horseback riding | match | child murder | 

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Taglines:

Find a good hiding place.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for disturbing violent content, language and some sexuality

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 January 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Faithless

Filming Locations:

MediaPro Studios, Bucharest, Romania

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

After Dark Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was originally titled "Faithless".

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Goofs

When Faith looks into Lola's bedroom, Lola is asleep, face down and topless. A few minutes later, Faith goes to wake Lola up, and Lola is wearing a bra.

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Quotes

Cort: My dad said that if he ever caught someone going in there, that their dead meat.

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Connections

Edited from The Making of Slaughter (2009)

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Soundtracks

Broken Eyes
Performed by The Lexingtons
Written by Finn Wrisley
Courtesy of The Lexingtons

User Reviews

it's okay

This movie is okay. It's not a gore fest, and it's not a heart-pounding thriller. However, it has some blood and violence in the end. It's kind of slow moving, though, and the ending, while climatic, doesn't keep the viewer on the edge of his/her seat. But, the ending does have an interesting twist.

The two lead actresses are okay. I give them a six out of ten for acting skills, but they get a ten out of ten for being gorgeous, which is pretty much mandatory in a horror movie. Both characters build a decent story for themselves which certainly helps the movie progress. Supporting actors don't provide much for story development, with the exception of the youngest brother. His acting/character is actually the best of all of them, in my opinion.

Camera work, lighting and sound are all okay, except for a couple parts in the slaughterhouse, when the lighting could've been a little better. Scenery doesn't offer much to look at, but there aren't any wide shots of the land, either. All of the shots are done on the farm property, in the city or in a building somewhere. There are some errors in continuity, but they aren't bad enough to interrupt the story development.

All in all, it's not a waste of time to watch this movie, but it won't be the best one you've ever seen.