Kill focuses on three brothers, along with their mother have been suffering physical and domestic abuse from their father/husband. Even though the brothers are terrified of this man, they decide that the abuse has to stop. The only way for this to happen is for him to die – the three brothers then hatch a plan to get rid of their father.
Kill had me addicted from the opening shot and it wastes zero time getting stuck into the dark drama. If you go into this film knowing it’s a drama with a psychological thriller twist then I’ve no doubt you’ll see the brilliance in this minimalistic little indie.
The father is a character who strikes fear into the hearts of his family. He is a monster and controls his sons and mother like terrified puppets. However, the acting is so powerful in Kill, that you know that this man hides his abusive evil easily. He’s more than likely seen as a father-of-the-year type of figure to anyone outside their house’s walls. This is the worst type of monster who only shows his true evil colours when alone with the ones he has under his abusive spell.
Kill ain’t an action-packed thriller. It’s a dark psychological drama where the abused and broken become victims of their wrongdoing throwing them all further down a rabbit hole of doubt, regret and paranoia.
This is a tidy little independent gem and a fine example of what can be achieved with a handful of great actors and a powerful, relatable story
Kill would make an awesome double-bill with another powerful indie gem called Calibre: both films revolve around a hunting accident gone wrong. You can check out CALIBRE on Netflix. As for Kill – see below
- Distributor: Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment
Digital Release Date: 30th September
Short Synopsis: Loyalties are tested when three brothers return to the Scottish woodland where they killed their father, only to discover his shallow grave now empty.
Director: Rodger Griffiths - Platforms: iTunes, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Sky, Virgin, Rakuten
Cast: Daniel Portman, Paul Higgins, Brian Vernel, Calum Ross and James Harkness
Cert: 15
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