Mum & Dad
On Boxing Day 26 December 2008 Steven Sheil’s uncompromising 'Heathrow Chainsaw Massacre' directorial debut Mum & Dad will be the first UK film release to appear in cinemas at the same time as being available on DVD, through Video on Demand, electronic sell-through and rental, it was announced today by award-winning independent film distributor Revolver Entertainment.
The film stars Perry Benson (Somers Town, This is England), the father figure of a psychotic family ‘unit’ living at the end of Heathrow’s runway.
They live off whatever they scavenge from cargo holds, offices and hotels - including a steady stream of transient workers who populate the airport's soulless hub. When Lena, a young Polish office cleaner, is befriended by them, she gets drawn into a nightmarish world of torture, murder and perversity.
Imprisoned in a suburban House of Horrors and designated a 'Mummy's Girl', Lena's only options appear to be to become part of the family - and join them in their insanity - or die.
'Being the first UK distributor to release day on date across all platforms enables us to be the market leader in offering consumers the ultimate choice to watch the film in the way they choose, whether this is at home or on the big screen or both,' says Revolver Entertainment’s Managing Director Justin Marciano.
An entirely digitally produced film, Mum & Dad is the first film to be released from Film London’s Microwave scheme. Revolver is also exploring a similar plan for the film in the US around Mother’s Day on 10 May 2009.
Mum & Dad received rave reviews at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in June where it premiered as part of the Night Moves section and screened as part of the Film4 Frightfest in August.
Starring: Perry Benson, Dido Miles, Olga Fedori, Ainsley Howard, Toby Alexander
Mum & Dad is released 26th December