''The Weekend Away'' is a 2022 American

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directed by Kim Farrant from a screenplay by Sarah Alderson, based on Alderson's 2020 novel of the same name. It follows a woman named Beth (

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), who travels to

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for a weekend getaway with her best friend Kate. However, Kate suddenly goes missing and Beth is forced to figure out what happened to her. The film was released on

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on March 3, 2022. Between February 27 and March 20, 2022, the film was watched for 79.95 million hours, according to Netflix's top 10s.

Plot

London-based American new mother Beth flies to Croatia for a holiday with her best friend Kate. Beth confides that her marriage has hit a dull patch and that she is uncertain what to do. They go clubbing and two men flirt with them. Kate suggests Beth have a

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. The next morning, Beth wakes up foggy about the night's events and realizes Kate is missing. Her husband Rob and the police are indifferent, but Zain, the taxi driver who drove them to the club, agrees to help. Beth recovers Kate's purse and phone after Zain threatens one of the men from the previous evening, and learns that the men from the club were escorts hired by Kate. However, they are also con men who drug and rob the women they service. Beth returns to the police, who start an official investigation. Rob arrives in Croatia and immediately suspects Zain. Shortly after, Kate's body is found. Beth searches Kate's phone for clues and finds text messages between Rob and Kate revealing an

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. Beth is called into the police station as the primary suspect. It is revealed that both Kate and Beth had drugs in their systems, as Beth suspected due to her memory loss, and she insists she was drugged. The police interview the escorts, who have no criminal history and deny any wrongdoing. The police confiscate Beth's passport. Beth calls Rob and confronts him about the affair. The police accuse Beth of hiring Zain to murder Kate. Beth confronts him, but he maintains his innocence. Beth discovers her Airbnb host, Sebastian, records his renters. Footage shows Beth was put in bed early the night Kate went missing. It shows Kate getting robbed by the escorts, entering a taxi to follow them, and returning later in another car. Beth discovers the car belongs to Pavić, the policeman who doubted her story. Beth and Zain interview the taxi driver who drove Kate that night. He said Kate had him follow the two men, and he dropped her off at the police station. Beth is named a suspected murderer and she and Zain are arrested. Beth figures out that Pavić was involved in Kate's disappearance. Zain gives himself up so Beth can escape, but she is caught by Pavić. They struggle and he falls off the building to his death. The police believe that Pavić killed Kate when she rejected his advances, and Beth is declared innocent. Back in London, Rob wants to reconcile, but Beth refuses. While looking for her car keys, she finds beads from a necklace she gave Kate in Rob's coat pocket. She realizes Rob killed Kate and confronts him while on the line with the police. He admits he flew to Croatia to stop Kate from revealing their affair, argued with her, and pushed her into the water before running off. The police arrest him and Beth leaves with her baby.

Cast

as Beth * Christina Wolfe as Kate * Ziad Bakri as Zain * Luke Norris as Rob *

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as Pavić * Iva Mihalić as Kovač * Adrian Pezdirc as Sebastian * Marko Braić as Luka * Lujo Kunčević as Mateo * Parth Thakerar as Jay

Production

''The Weekend Away'' was filmed in

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and the statue of

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, in Radic Brothers Square is shown during a pivotal scene.

Reception

Dennis Harvey of '' Variety'' said, "For all its increasingly-expansive credibility gaps and other flaws, however, the movie does provide a slick, pacey diversion." Marya E. Gates of RogerEbert.com said the film, "is the best kind of purposely preposterous potboiler. The scenery is gorgeous, the twists keep the adrenaline pumping, and the performances are memorable. Even though you might not remember everything that happens, you'll have a good time while it lasts."

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Weekend Away, The 2022 films 2022 thriller films 2020s English-language films American thriller films English-language thriller films Netflix original films Films about vacationing Films based on British novels Films based on mystery novels Films based on thriller novels Films set in Croatia Films shot in Croatia American murder mystery films 2020s American films