Project Detail

Unhappy Birthday

Synopsis

A surprise birthday party becomes a living nightmare for city-dwelling couple Sadie and Rick and their friend Jonny.

They are invited to visit the remote tidal island of Amen by Corinne – an enigmatic local who hopefully holds the answers to long-buried family secrets.

Amen is populated by a historically close-knit community who discourage strangers from visiting. So why have these three outsiders really been allowed on to the island?

Despite the bucolic nature of the island the trio have a growing sense of unease, but they find themselves trapped by the tide and at the mercy of the islanders.

As the horror of their situation unfolds, these visitors will wish they'd never been born.

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Details

Year: 2010
Type of project: Features
Running time: 89 mins
Format: HD
Director: Mark Harriott, Mike Matthews
Producer: Nic Speranza, Mark Harriott, Mike Matthews
Editor: Tony Greynoth
Screenwriter: Mark Harriott, Mike Matthews
Director of Photography: Mark Hammond
Production Designer: Kerry Platts
Sound: Conal Reid
Composer: Lin Sangster
Principal cast: David Paisley, Christina De Vallee, Jill Riddiford, Jonathan Keane