In this fiery dramedy from English auteur Ben Wheatley, the titular Colin (Neil Maskel) decides to rent a luxurious manor for the evening to celebrate the new year. However, these plans soon take a sour note when David (Sam Riley), Colin's younger brother, arrives. With the eyes of his extended family on him, including that of his parents (played by Bill Paterson and Doon Mackichan), Colin's planned evening of merriment turns into a extended exercise in misery. When David enters the picture, a man Colin hasn't seen in five years, the evening explodes with tension. Certainly not your average story of family and forgiveness, Happy New Year is a riotous character study with a brilliant ensemble cast that asks audience to question how they'd handle familial strife: With grace, or, like Colin, with mayhem?
Director Biography
English filmmaker Ben Wheatley was born in England in 1972 and has worked in film, television, comedy, animation and advertising. He is known for Free Fire (16), High-Rise (15) and The ABCs of Death (12).
Press
"Ben Wheatley strips things way back for his nerve-raddled family reunion comedy, and the result is one of his best, most fluid films." - Variety
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