Kill List
Kill List is a 2011 British psychological horror crime film directed by Ben Wheatley, co-written and co-edited with Amy Jump, and starring Neil Maskell, MyAnna Buring and Michael Smiley. In the film, a British soldier joins an old friend in working as contract killers. His disturbed past surfaces as he spins out of control during jobs and ominous employers raise the stakes.
Plot
Jay and Gal are two former British soldiers turned hitmen. While Gal is laid-back, Jay is still reeling from an unspecified disastrous mission in Kyiv. Despite the urging of his wife Shel, Jay has not obtained full employment, to the point where they are financially broke.
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author | Ben Wheatley |
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director | Ben Wheatley |
editor | Amy Jump Ben Wheatley Robin Hill |
genre | crime horror thriller |
keywords | assault rifle british soldier dinner party disturb english country house even hitman house of commons of the united kingdom human resources human sacrifice infect kill knife fight kyiv mansion mask member of parliament mercy killing new job return home shadow shave surround underground complex |
musicBy | Jim Williams |
producer | Andy Starke Claire Jones |
productionCompany | Film4 Productions Rook Films Screen Yorkshire UK Film Council Warp X |
publisher | StudioCanal UK |
theme | independent psychological horror psychological thriller splatter |