The Seasoning House (2012)

Sold at a brothel deep in the woods to work as a caretaker, a hapless deaf girl must summon the courage to fight for her life.

Director:

Paul Hyett

Writers:

Paul Hyett, Conal Palmer

Stars:

Rosie Day, Sean Pertwee, Kevin Howarth

3 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rosie Day	...	Angel
Sean Pertwee	...	Goran
Kevin Howarth	...	Viktor
Anna Walton	...	Violeta
Jemma Powell	...	Alexa
David Lemberg	...	Dimitri
Amanda Wass	...	Arijana
Sean Cronin	...	Branimar
Tomi May	...	Aleksander
Emma Britton	...	Samira
Katy Allen	...	Tatjana
Thomas Worthington	...	Vinko
Gina Abolins	...	Jasmina
Dominique Provost-Chalkley	...	Vanya
Fabiano De Souza Ramos	...	Dragan

Storyline

In 1996, in the Balkans, the population of a small town is slaughtered by a militia under the command of the inhuman Goran that abducts young girls for prostitution in a brothel owned by the cruel Viktor. The deaf Angel that witnessed the execution of her mother has a weird birth mark on the face and Viktor chooses her to housework; to put makeup and drug the girls for the clients; and cleaning them up after the brutal encounters. Angel also sneaks between the walls and ventilation ducts during the night. Angel befriends the girl Vanya that knows the language of the deaf. When Goran returns to the house with his men, Angel witnesses one of them raping and killing Vanya and she revenges her new friend killing the man. Now Goran and his men are hunting her down and she is trapped in the house.

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Plot Keywords:

shot in the chest | shot in the head | crawlspace | deaf mute | mass grave | 

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Taglines:

A Ferocious Revenge Thriller.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 June 2013 (UK)

Also Known As:

The Seasoning House

Box Office

Budget:

£850,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sterling Pictures Ltd.,Templeheart Films,Filmgate Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filmed Entirely in London, England.

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Goofs

The movie takes place in 1996 yet the wad of money contains the redesigned 5 dollar bill which didn't come out to 2008.

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Quotes

Viktor: [to Angel] One day... one day things will be different. We can go away from this place. This is why I do all of this. So we can be together.

User Reviews

Confronting, graphic, and a great film.

This film was brutal, graphic, emotional, and shocking in parts. The story was well written, and well acted. Sean Pertwee plays the part of a mean and horrible army officer, and I found myself hating him so much - I put that down to how well he played the part. The main character ("Angel" played by Rosie Day) was also played perfectly, as she doesn't speak a word in the whole movie, so the role relies on her acting ability, which she does so well. Some parts of this film are brutal and gory, but that makes this movie even better as it shows the emotion of the story line, which in my opinion is portrayed perfectly in these scenes. The first 15 minutes of the film set up the plot - and it is pretty confronting. I felt emotions that I haven't felt for a while from watching a film, and with every new scene I was heavily involved and interested to see how it turned out. I have to say this film is one of the best drama/horror movies I've seen in years. I would have to give it a solid 8.5 out of 10. Highly recommend it, just do not have children in the room when watching it.