''Snuff-Movie'' is a 2005

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film written and directed by British director Bernard Rose.

Plot

It stars

Jeroen Krabbé Jeroen Aart Krabbé (; born 5 December 1944) is a Dutch actor and film director with a successful career in both Dutch and English-language films. He is best known to international audiences for his leading roles in the Paul Verhoeven films '' ...

as horror filmmaker Boris Arkadin, whose pregnant wife Mary was supposedly brutally murdered by a

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-like gang of hippy psychopaths during the 1960s. An eccentric recluse, Boris makes a comeback when he invites some actors to a large mansion in the English countryside to 'audition' for his new film. Unknown to most of them they are being filmed by hidden cameras linked to a snuff website.

Cast

as Boris Arkadin / Mr. Maezel *Lisa Enos as Mary Arkardin / Wendy Jones *Teri Harrison as Pamela / Angie *

Alastair Mackenzie Alastair Mackenzie (born 8 February 1970) is a Scottish actor from Perth. Early life He was born in Trinafour, near Perth, and educated at Westbourne House School and Glenalmond College in Perthshire. Mackenzie left home at the age of 1 ...

as Justin / Andy / Freddy / Peter * Lyndsey Marshal as Sandy / X / Janice * Hugo Myatt as Dr. Culpepper / Leon Bank / Desk Sergeant *Tedy Necula as Marco Arkadin *Joe Reegan as James / Jack

Reception

Snuff. A horror film from 1975 that gained notoriety due to an outrageous PR stunt orchestrated by the film's producer and distributor, Alan Shackleton. The narrative about a murderous cult, inspired by the Manson Family, was originally named "The Slaughter." Shackleton took control of it and added a cliffhanger finale that made it seem like we were really seeing a murder unfold.

References

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* * * 2005 films 2005 horror films British nonlinear narrative films Films set in country houses Films set in England Gothic horror films Films about snuff films Films directed by Bernard Rose (director) Films with screenplays by Bernard Rose (director) Films produced by Donald Kushner 2000s British films {{2000s-horror-film-stub