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SILENT NIGHT
DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, INDIA, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Srilanka, Maldives
 
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Completed - ENGLISH - Drama, Horror, Comedy - 92 minutes

Log Line

Nell, Simon, and their son Art are ready to welcome friends and family for what promises to be a perfect Christmas gathering. Perfect except for one thing: everyone is going to die.

Year of production : 2020

Director(s) : Camille GRIFFIN
Cast : Keira KNIGHTLEY, Matthew GOODE, Roman GRIFFIN DAVIS

Producer(s) : Celine RATTRAY, Trudie STYLER, Matthew VAUGHN

Synopsis

Married couple Nell and Simon host a yearly Christmas dinner at their country estate for their former school friends and their spouses. This Christmas is a special occasion with everyone dressing in formal wear and the children being allowed to swear. It is gradually revealed that because of an imminent environmental catastrophe in which a rolling gas cloud is killing most life forms, the British government has issued suicide pills for a quick and easy death before the cloud hits Britain. The suicide pills were delivered to the entire population, except for the homeless and irregular migrants. Nell, Simon, and the rest of their friends have made a suicide pact to take the pills and give them to their children. However, while James agrees with his friends over the decision, his young wife Sophie has recently discovered she is pregnant and is still unsure whether to take the pill.

There are several confrontations during the night: Kitty is given a doll that resembles her, and she hugs her father, but refuses to hug Sandra even though she begs her to; Art finds the act of gift giving ridiculous, so he lashes out at the adults and runs from the room; Sandra tells James she had loved him when they were in school and wondered why they never had sex; Tony gets visibly upset at her admission and claims he has never made a mistake, at which point Bella says they once had sex before he got together with Sandra; Alex feels left out during the festivities, which causes her to drink too much and pass out in her bed.

Nell, Simon and their children video chat with Nell's mother, who is abroad, to say goodbye. The conversation leaves their eldest, Art, distressed. He begins to speculate that the government and the scientists are wrong. Art approaches James and Sophie with his fears. Sophie then reveals that she knows the poison will kill her though she does not want to take the pill. Art then tells his mother that he wants to stay with Sophie and hold her hand until they both die. Nell and Simon are distressed and try to explain to Art that he must take the pill with the rest of the family. He refuses and runs away but discovers a family on the side of the road that are dead and several packs of the pill in the car. Art begins to scream as we see small swirls of gas around him; his screams allow Simon to find him and he carries him home.

After returning home, the group realizes it is past midnight and time to take their pills. They divide into their separate rooms to say goodbye. Before the family can take their pills Art, who has swallowed some of the poison, passes out with his eyes, nose, and ears showing they have bled. James pressures Sophie to take the pill saying he will not unless she does too. Bella attempts to wake Alex to take her pill and makes her take it while she is very drunk, but she wakes and vomits the pill. Bella tells her they have five minutes and while in the kitchen they dance and Bella uses the diversion to stab Alex telling her she v

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Country(ies) : UNITED KINGDOM

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