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2008

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Young Polish airport cleaner Lena is invited back to her co-worker's family home. But she soon discovers she is at the mercy of a family of psychopaths and she must play along to be part of their family if she wants to survive. Read more

Starring	Perry Benson, Dido Miles, Olga Fedori, Ainsley Howard
Director	Steven Sheil
Genres	Horror, Thriller

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- This grisly, cod-Freudian satire is the first film to be released under Film Londonâs Microwave scheme, which dished... read more on Time Out
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  Nasty, exploitative, perverted fourth-rate 'Saw'....how anyone can sit through this is beyond me....as a horror fan I was looking forward to a well ... read more »
  
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  One of the best Low-Budget horrors you'll see.
  
  Taking the budget into consideration, this film is one of the best low-budget horror films you'll find. There's some truly disturbing, morbid scenes, ... read more »
  
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  pretty rubbish stuff
  
  the problem with thisfilm is the acting it is TERRIBLE don't bother people
  
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  - young people are so much better than the elderly cos we can dance!
  - 17 May 2012 at 18:04
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  I'd rather watch a luggage carrousel at Heathrow!
  
  Absolutely horrible - didn't see the point of sitting through the whole of this. Just down right gratuitous tosh! Hired it by mistake, it was like a cross ... read more »
  
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  - 08 May 2012 at 19:43
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  A nasty, grueling test of taste, nerves and stomach. But unforgettable.
  
  Not many can handle this kind of film, are able to put themselves in the shoes of the protagonist, feel empathy for them and go though a horrific and ... read more »
  
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  - 08 Apr 2012 at 20:25
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  Rubbish Eastenders grade plotless torture porn
  
  dreadful low budget bargain bin rubbish
  
  no plot, no tension, no nothing
  
  don't mind the gore at all but they should have included ... read more »
  
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  seriously !!!!
  
  well wat can i say .....erm.....i read the reviews both bad and gud and thort i wud give it a try.
  
  but tbh....i reli wudnt bother, this is neither ... read more »
  
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  - 05 Mar 2012 at 21:15
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  SO BAD RUBBISH!!!
  
  i got this film because it had a ok amount ov stars but omg its so rubbish i dont know why anybody could let this be a film !!!
  
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  - 21 Feb 2012 at 20:26
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  The Royle Family gone evil!!
  
  This was an interesting and quite disturbing film!! Very good though!
  
  It made me think of The Royle Family gone evil!!
  
  This is certainly ... read more »
  
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  Good British Film In Some Ways.
  
  I had not heard of this film to be honest with you, but was intrigued to see what it was all about after reading reviews (Some good and some bad).
  
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  Mentally disturbing & disgusting
  
  This has to be one of the most mentally disturbing films I have EVER watched!!
  
  I managed to sit through the whole thing, yet I had a disturbed look ... read more »
  
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  Mum and Dad
  
  Nasty, exploitative, perverted fourth-rate 'Saw'....how anyone can sit through this is beyond me....as a horror fan I was looking forward to a well ... read more »
  
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  Not for the faint hearted, Mum & Dad is a great grim British horror film that's almost too close for comfort (think Fred & Rose West meets ... read more »
  
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  - 30 Dec 2008 at 18:24
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  What kind of world do you want to live in?.
  
  I guess the world can always do with another comedy about domestic abuse.
  
  It's a shame this kind of film has to be made. It's not shocking, ... read more »
  
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  - 31 Dec 2008 at 12:56
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  Yuck!
  
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  Apparently this film is somewhat of a big deal as it was released in the cinema, on dvd, via download and on demand all at the same time on Boxing Day 2008. ... read more »
  
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  - 28 Dec 2008 at 22:54
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  Lip smacking!
  
  This one was bound to polarise opinion - you're either gonna love or loathe it. I fall into the former group - yes it's exploitative, perverted, gross... read more »
  
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  - 24 Feb 2009 at 15:38
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  Horrifically entertaining
  
  This film is depraved, horrific, hard to watch and disgusting.
  
  But at the end of the day (horror fans will agree) that is what it was made for.read more »
  
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  - 07 Jan 2009 at 09:05
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  This would normally have gone to the turkey's section but it's such a sickfest I wanted to give it a higher profile in order than no one will think of ... read more »
  
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  If you don't like disturbing films don't rent it, its Hostel mets Saw with a bit of the Wests thrown in. I really liked it.
  
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  - 20 Jan 2009 at 19:43
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  Speechless!
  
  Pish! Thats all that springs to mind! Me and my partner somehow managed to watch the whole film, I think through disbelief of how bad a film could be! Please do... read more »
  
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  - Keith
  - 02 Feb 2009 at 22:57
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  Garbage !
  
  Totally pointless drivel. Boring, poorly acted and truely appaling. Avoid.
  
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  - 05 Jan 2009 at 12:50

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  Young Polish airport cleaner Lena is invited back to her co-worker's family home. But she soon discovers she is at the mercy of a family of psychopaths and she must play along to be part of their family if she wants to survive....