Comedown (2012)

Six friends who turn the deserted the tower block they lived in as kids into a pirate radio station soon learn they are not alone, as a resident psychopath begins hunting them down.

Director:

Menhaj Huda

Writer:

Steven Kendall

Stars:

Jacob Anderson, Sophie Stuckey, Jessica Barden

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jacob Anderson	...	Lloyd
Sophie Stuckey	...	Jemma
Jessica Barden	...	Kelly
Shizzio	...	Shaf
Naga MC	...	Naz (as Naga)
Calum MacNab	...	Gal
Adam Deacon	...	Jason
Duane Henry	...	Col
Geoff Bell	...	The Tenant
Stephen Taylor	...	Creeper
Nerm	...	Boxman
J. Da Flex	...	The Flexta
Stephanie Kelley	...	Girl 1
Brashna Agha	...	Girl 2
Gareth Wiley	...	Policeman 1

Storyline

Six friends, who've known each other from childhood, break into the tower block they lived in as kids, now deserted and condemned, to rig-up a pirate radio station, get high and party. When one of the group goes missing, her friends begin to search the dark interior of the tower and soon realize that they are not alone: a resident psychopath lurks in the shadows and is hunting them down, taking them out, one-by-one.

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Plot Keywords:

london england | one word title | psychopath | teenager | 

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Taglines:

It's fun getting high...but the comedown is a killer.

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

They Live
Written by Prashant Mistry
Performed by Engine Earz Experiement

User Reviews

Menhaj Huda Does It Again ...

... Makes another deeply unpleasant film that borders on being unwatchable

Yes the director of KIDULTHOOD is back and this time he tries his hand at horror in an inner London setting . This type of horror has been done before in ATTACK THE BLOCK , a film I personally despised because the anti-heroic protagonists deserved to get eaten by alien hordes . This film is no different and is a film I despise for the same reason as ATTACK THE BLOCK

If you're going to have a film where the protagonists are going to be fighting for their lives at least craft some type of characterization that will have the audience empathize with their predicament . Here I didn't know anything about the villain in the background stalking the teenagers . All I knew was that he was probably doing the gene pool a massive favour

Some commentators have criticised the " Estuary English / chav speak " dialogue but if we had the Royal Shakespeare Company speaking in pedantic Queens English this wouldn't have made any difference because most of the dialogue is downed out in a poor sound mix with some very dire muzak on the soundtrack just to remind the audience that this is a horror film

In summary this is one of those films that will alienate and outrage everyone from the most rabidly right wing reader of The Daily Mail to the most left leaning Guardinista . When you're watching a horror film and the most likable character is the villain that must be seen as a fundamental failure

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 April 2013 (Bahrain)

Also Known As:

To ktirio tou tromou

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$39,624

Company Credits

Production Co:

Serotonin Films, Phoenix Wiley

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1