Travellers (2011)

Four friends set out on a motorcycle adventure weekend, clocking up miles in an attempt to outrun their age and urban lifestyles. After bartering with a local land owner for a place to set ... See full summary »

Director:

Kris McManus

Writer:

Kris McManus

Stars:

Shane Sweeney, Tom Geoffrey, Alex Edwards

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Shane Sweeney	...	Chris Hughes
Tom Geoffrey	...	Andy Baxtor
Alex Edwards	...	Dan Marsden
Celia Muir	...	Lucy Tiernan
Dean Jagger	...	Martin Tiernan (as Dean S. Jagger)
Chris Manns	...	Big Man Barrett (as Chris 'Flatliner' Manns)
Ben Richards	...	Jon Woodard
James Privett	...	Aine Tiernan
Kristoffer Robert	...	Fay Madigan (as Kris McManus)
Charley Boorman	...	Brian Seaborn
Sydnee Howard	...	Barmaid
Mike Perkis	...	Chief
Rob Frampton	...	Pub Bodybuilder 1 (as Rob 'Stoneman' Frampton)
Glenn Nobes	...	Pub Bodybuilder 2
Adam Ross King	...	Shane Curran (as Adam King)

Storyline

Four friends set out on a motorcycle adventure weekend, clocking up miles in an attempt to outrun their age and urban lifestyles. After bartering with a local land owner for a place to set up camp, they spend the night reminiscing over their wasted youth. The following morning they spot an ominous looking caravan, and decide to investigate. Within minutes, an idiotic prank leads to a series of brutal events and a deadly race for survival. A modern plunge back into the worlds created by movies such as 'Deliverance' and 'Southern Comfort' but with a gritty British twang. Kidnap, murder and a hidden past are just some of the reasons these four adventurers should have stayed at home. An action thriller that will make you question who the villains really are. You cant outrun what's in your blood.

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Taglines:

It's In The Blood...

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Genres:

Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Offical Site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 January 2011 (UK)

Also Known As:

Gypsy Bloodbath

Company Credits

Production Co:

Delacheroy Films, Travellers Film, Inroad Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Color:

Color Color (HD)

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1 / (high definition)

Did You Know?

Trivia

Began shooting in October 2008 with only a £3000 budget which was upped to £5000 total shoot budget by the end of filming 4 weeks later. The total budget to get it to market was 4 times its shoot budget.

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Soundtracks

Keep It Up
Written & Performed by Dicken Marshall

User Reviews

Not a boxing film, Not a biker film, Not Deliverance UK.

On the face of this film, it starts out looking like a UK version of Deliverance (sans the banjo duel). About halfway through the film it develops into something quite different.

Some of the bad reviews here have commented that this was a poor Boxing film. It does have ONE boxing scene, but that doesn't make it a boxing film. Another reviewer made a similar comment about motorcycles—look people, just because there's an element of something in a film doesn't mean that film is about that one thing for which you seem to be looking. Honestly I think those critics should stick to their day job because obviously they don't know the first thing about film.

This is not a big budget production, but I think the final product is on par with most of what's coming out of Hollywood these days—no worse and no better. It won't win any awards for cinematography, but neither does it abuse the camera in trying to tell the story as do so many low budget films.

There was a bit more gore than suits my taste, more than I thought the story needed, but still it was a decent watch. If you are looking for a boxing film, or a motorcycle film, or Deliverance UK style, you will be disappointed. If you go into it without those expectations, you might actually enjoy it.