Unhappy Birthday
2011, 89 minutes
It's the day of the year you get what you deserve
Set in and around the remote tidal island of Amen, UNHAPPY BIRTHDAY is the fictional story of three outsiders’ battles against the twisted morals of an antiquated community. Inspired by the theme of the displacement of outsiders as the catalyst for fear in British cult classics such as THE WICKER MAN (1970) and HAMMER HOUSE OF HORROR, UNHAPPY BIRTHDAY explores isolation and nature versus nurture. Filmed entirely on location in Northumberland, UNHAPPY BIRTHDAY is led by a young British cast, including David Paisley (Holby City, Casualty) Jill Riddiford (Our Friends in the North), Christina De Vallee and Jonathan Keane. A special birthday party becomes a living nightmare for city-dwelling couple Sadie and Rick and their friend Jonny. They visit Corinne – an enigmatic local on the island of Amen, which is notoriously difficult to get to, but seemingly impossible to get off. The island is populated by a historically close-knit community who discourage strangers from visiting. So why have these three outsiders been allowed on? A mysterious family connection with Corinne brings horrific consequences as they find themselves trapped by the tide and at the mercy of the island’s wild nature. They say that blood is thicker than water, but after the collision of two worlds with opposing values – these visitors will wish they’d never been born.
Connected mandy members:
David Paisley
Actor
