Dead in a Week or Your Money Back
| Dead in a Week or Your Money Back | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Tom Edmunds |
| Written by | Tom Edmunds |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Luke Bryant |
| Edited by | Tariq Anwar |
| Music by | Guy Garvey, Pete Jobson, Paul Saunderson |
Production company | Rather Good Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Dead in a Week or Your Money Back is a 2018 British black comedy film, the directorial debut of Tom Edmunds. The plot follows Leslie (Tom Wilkinson) an ageing hitman on the brink of retirement who has not met his annual quota with the British Guild of Assassins. His officious boss Harvey (Christopher Eccleston) sets him a deadline, forcing Leslie to resort to desperate measures - hanging out at suicide hotspots to try and pick up some extra business... On the wrong side of Chelsea Bridge he meets struggling writer William Aneurin Barnard and Leslie offers an unconventional deal - Dead In A Week (or your money back). But with the deal signed William finally finds some sense of security, causing him to question if the deal is what he really wanted.[2]
The film had its world premiere at the 2018 Edinburgh International Film Festival, and also screened at the Rome International Film Festival ahead of an exclusive release in Odeon Cinemas UK by Republic Film Distribution.[1][3][4]
Reception
The film was well supported on its release in UK Cinemas, backed by Stephen Fry who became an Executive Producer [5] and The Samaritans. The critical reception was mixed. The Hollywood Reporter praised Tom Wilkinson's depiction of the hitman "Although Leslie proves quite ruthless and skilled at his evil profession, the veteran actor manages to make him somehow lovable."[6] Perhaps surprisingly the film had a much wider theatrical release in Italy taking almost $700k at the box office[7] The film was also released by Netflix in 2019.[8]
Cast
- Tom Wilkinson as Leslie
- Aneurin Barnard as William
- Freya Mavor as Ellie
- Marion Bailey as Penny
- Christopher Eccleston as Harvey
- Velibor Topic as Ivan
- Nigel Lindsay as Brian
References
- ^ a b "Dead in a Week: Or Your Money Back - Review". Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ Barraclough, Leo; Barraclough, Leo (January 30, 2017). "Berlin: Tom Wilkinson, Aneurin Barnard Shoot Comedy 'Dead in a Week'".
- ^ "(Italiano) Promo | 25 ottobre | "Dead in a Week: Or Your Money Back", Sala Sinopoli, ore 22". October 25, 2018.
- ^ Grater2018-12-05T11:30:00+00:00, Tom. "Festival hit 'Jellyfish' secures UK theatrical release (exclusive)". Screen.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Fry, Stephen (November 16, 2018). "Thrilled that @deadinaweekfilm is out in cinemas today. Very proud to be an executive producer on this wickedly dark comedy starring @aneurinBarnard, Tom Wilkinson, @freyamavor__ and Christopher Eccleston. Head to your nearest @ODEONCinemas this weekend".
- ^ "'Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "Dead in a Week: or Your Money Back (2018) - Financial Information". The Numbers.
- ^ "'Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)' Is the Dark, Twisted, Action Comedy 'The End of the F***ing World' Fans Crave". 12 March 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2020.