Betrayal (2023 film)

Betrayal
British poster for the film titled Kill
Directed byRodger Griffiths
Written by
  • Rodger Griffiths
  • Robert Drummond
Production
companies
  • Creative Scotland
  • Great Point Media
  • Library Pictures International
  • MR. B Films
  • Northern Ireland Screen
Distributed by
  • Kaleidoscope Film Distribution (United Kingdom)
  • Saban Films (United States)
Release dates
  • August 2023 (2023-08) (Edinburgh Film Festival)[1]
  • September 7, 2024 (2024-09-07) (United States)
Running time
89 minutes[2]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Betrayal is a 2023 independent[3] psychological horror thriller and survivalist[4] film directed by Rodger Griffiths, in his directorial debut. Its premiere at the 2023 Edinburgh International Film Festival titled Kill.[2] It was released in the United Kingdom by Kaleidoscope Film Distribution and Saban Films on VOD/digital in the United States on September 6, 2024.[4]

It was inspired by 2018's Calibre.[2]

Synopsis

Three brothers try to discover what happened to the body of their abusive father who they killed and buried in a remote Scottish forest.[4]

Cast

Production

Principal photography started on June 6, 2022.[5]

Reception

In his review in The Guardian, Leslie Felperin rated it 3 out of 5 stars saying that "the suspense-building and denouement are adequate enough, but what makes this more interesting is how director Rodger Griffiths weaves in a subtle dissection of how abuse can damage families in different ways."[3] At Common Sense Media, Alistair Lawrence rated it 2 out of 5 stars calls it a "overplotted Scottish thriller".[6]

In Screen Daily, Fionnuala Halligan highlighted that "a forest hunting trip takes a dark turn in this effective Scottish genre debut".[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ https://www.firstshowing.net/2024/official-us-trailer-for-scottish-thriller-betrayal-about-three-brothers/
  2. ^ a b c d "'Kill': Edinburgh Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Kill review – family ties unravel during hunting trip in suspenseful forest thriller". The Guardian. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  4. ^ a b c "Betrayal Trailer – A Blood-Curdling Scottish Thriller You Can't Miss". Film Threat. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  5. ^ "Feature film 'Kill' enters principal photography". Synchrony City Films. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  6. ^ "Betrayal Movie Review". Common Sense Media. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
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