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Completed - ENGLISH - Thriller - 110 minutes

Log Line

Brent, grieving after the recent loss of his father, politely declines an invitation to the school formal from Lola, the quietest girl in school. Devastated by the rejection, Lola and her overly protective father kidnap Brent and force him to endure a macabre formal of their own creation.

Previous markets

  • AFM 2009 (Premiere)
  • Berlin EFM 2010 (Screening)
  • AFM 2010 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2009

Director(s) : Sean BYRNE
Writer(s) : Sean BYRNE
Cast : Xavier SAMUEL, John BRUMPTON, Robin MCLEAVY, Jessica MCNAMEE

Producer(s) : Mark LAZARUS

Synopsis

Winner of The Cadillac People's Choice Award at Toronto International
Film Festival 2009
BRENT (Xavier Samuel) has never really recovered from the night of his car crash. It's the crash that killed his father, the crash that he was responsible for, and his only solace is his loving girlfriend HOLLY (Victoria Thaine).
But there’s another girl who yearns to comfort Brent, the quietest girl in
school, LOLA (Robin McLeavy). Just when Brent thought his life couldn’t get any worse, Brent turns down Lola’s invitation to the school prom and enters a nightmare beyond imagining.
Just hours before the dance, Brent’s abducted and taken to Lola’s home by her adoring, demented DADDY (John Brumpton) who’s determined to make his lovelorn princess's dream come true, her own private prom night with her dream date.
As the night wears on Brent discovers that Lola’s feelings for him aren’t
the only thing she’s been keeping a secret, and although beaten and broken, he must summon every ounce of will he possesses if he is to survive, escape, and prevent Lola and her father from extending her revenge to those he loves most…

Production

Country(ies) : AUSTRALIA

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