ELECTION NIGHT is an award-winning, home invasion horror movie.
Synopsis: The Britain of ELECTION NIGHT is a society where the public are disillusioned with traditional politicians and the “Establishment”. Many believe in a new optimistic rhetoric from a fictitious firebrand socialist party, the Progressive Social Alliance. Others put their faith in a new populist far right movement, the New Britain Party, headed by former newspaper baron Dominic Drummond (Bruce Payne).
As the election results pour in, five liberal-minded friends gather to watch the TV coverage. It's a drink-fuelled night that could be a huge celebration. But outside NBP supporters are rioting and claiming a rigged election. Then there's a knock on the door and three people desperately seeking shelter from the violence as the police lose control.
Director Neil Monaghan:
“We live in interesting times, the world is becoming ever more politically divided but the ideological rift is not split along traditional party lines. More than ever, people are retreating into their political bubbles, a world of black and white and nowhere in-between.
This is a film that explores what Britain might look like if the left and the right can’t find common ground. It’s set a few years from now and no reference is made to the actual political parties of today. Instead of Conservatives, Labour and Lib Dems, we have fictional parties from both right and left struggling for relevance in the shadow of a far left-wing party and a surging populist far-right movement.
With division so rife, a misinformed, desperate generation could very easily back a charismatic extremist who manipulates fear. It's been a long time since the world was as divided as it is now. Whether it's the legacy of Trump in America, the rise of extremism in South America, mainland Europe or Brexit closer to home, politics is more polarised than ever. It's a powder keg just waiting to go off. ELECTION NIGHT is a film that goes beyond horror. After all, it's a scary world we now live in”
Producer Ben Pickering:
“ELECTION NIGHT started life as a work of complete fiction. Set in the near future, with a country divided by fictitious parliamentary opponents and exaggerated political ideologies. But since filming began, everything we’ve dramatised has come true. The reality presented in the film is quickly becoming indistinguishable from events in the real world: lame duck mainstream political leaders, polarised politics and ineffective politicians. ELECTION NIGHT presents a world where no middle ground can be found, whether it’s between politicians or between people, and the terrifying consequences of that.”
