WΔZ


WΔZ

Overview:

There is something horribly wrong with the bodies found in the dark city streets. Some are mutilated while others have the Price equation (wΔz = Cov (w,z) = βwzVz) carved into their flesh. Detective Eddie Argo and his new partner Helen Westcott unearth the meaning of the odd equation and realise each victim is being offered a gruesome choice: kill your loved ones, or be killed. Before long it becomes clear that the perpetrator has suffered a similar fate and is now coping by seeking a way to solve this philosophical dilemma.

Votes 43 (5.5/10)

Runtime: 104 minutes

Release Date 2007-05-19

Tagline: Would you kill the one you love to save yourself from death?

Production company:

  • Ingenious Film Partners
  • UK Film Council
  • Northern Ireland Film and Television Commission
  • Vertigo Films

Production country:

  • United Kingdom

Genres:

  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Horror
  • Thriller

Trailer

Further Information

Jean Lerner
Selma Blair
Selma Blair
Helen Westcott
Melissa George
Melissa George
Eddie Argo
Stellan Skarsgård
Stellan Skarsgård
Elly Carpenter
Sally Hawkins
Sally Hawkins
Jack Corelli
John Sharian
John Sharian
Gelb
Paul Kaye
Paul Kaye
O'Hare
Michael Wildman
Michael Wildman
Daniel Leone
Ashley Walters
Ashley Walters
Pierre Jackson
Tom Hardy
Tom Hardy
Music
David Julyan
David Julyan
Cinematography
Morten Søborg
Morten Søborg
Producer
James Richardson
James Richardson
Makeup Department Head
Tanya Lodge
Tanya Lodge
Casting
Gary Davy
Gary Davy
Producer
Allan Niblo
Allan Niblo
Director
Tom Shankland
Tom Shankland
Production Design
Ashleigh Jeffers
Ashleigh Jeffers
Editor
Tim Murrell
Tim Murrell
Art Direction
Gillian Devenney
Gillian Devenney
Costume Design
Maggie Donnelly
Maggie Donnelly
Writer
Clive Bradley
Clive Bradley
Art Direction
Shane Bunting
Shane Bunting
Art Direction
Nigel Pollock
Nigel Pollock

John Chard

Altruistic Nightmare! Bodies have started turning up with W∆Z carved into their skin, cops Eddie Argo (Stellan Skarsgård) and Helen Westcott (Melissa George) investigate and find something truly disturbing is afoot. It's cut from the same cloth as Saw, Seven and to a degree Hostel, in that it's torture pornish in narrative essence, and aesthetically grim with its neo-noir greens and browns. Tom Shankland's movie is undeniably bleak, but sift through the blood and the grime and you find there's an intelligent film at work, one that opens up an uncomfortable can of worms about human nature. But of course if you like it bloody and mean, then that is served up with relish as well, with all the key scenes packing an emotional whack to go with the jolts. Brains to go with the splatter, some very smart photography (Morten Søborg) and engaging lead performances, these all lift this above average. If only it hadn't cheapened things down with the daft finale then this would have garnered more support in horror circles. 6/10

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