''Slaughter'' is a 2009 American

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written and directed by Stewart Hopewell. It was part of the third

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Plot

Faith (

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) is a young woman trapped in a relationship with her abusive boyfriend, Jimmy (Vance Daniels). She flees from him and moves to

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to start over again. As Faith begins her new life, she meets a fun and free-spirited young woman named Lola (Lucy Holt). Lola lives on a farm with her controlling father, Jorgen (

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), her older brother, and her younger brother. Faith and Lola become good friends, and Lola invites Faith to live with her and her family to help out with the farm work. During the day, the family (and Faith) work on the farm, and at night the two young women go out on the town to party in Atlanta. Lola brings home a different man every night. Eventually Faith notices that these men disappear after their encounters with Lola, and she suspects that Lola's father is murdering them in the farm's slaughterhouse.

Cast

Faith *

Jorgen * Lucy Holt as Lola * Vance Daniels Jimmy * CJ Singer Arvin

Production

The film was originally titled ''Faithless''. It was shot in Romania, where two of the producers had a strong working relationship. The script was originally written in 2006, but it was not produced until later, when a producer became associated with After Dark. It was based on a true story from 100 years ago that was modernized.

Reception

''Slaughter'' received negative reviews. Joshua Siebalt of

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rated the film 0.5/5 stars and called it "the single most boring film I have ''ever'' seen on the big screen from any genre." Dennis Harvey of ''

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'' wrote that the film tests horror fans' patience with its long buildup, but the climax is grisly enough to satisfy them. David Johnson of

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called it "a mediocre outing" with a few memorable scenes. Cameron McGaughy of

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rated it 1/5 stars and wrote that it fails to deliver on its exploitative title.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 1230206 2009 films 2009 horror films Films set in Atlanta Films set on farms American horror films Films scored by Justin Burnett Films shot in Romania 2000s English-language films 2000s American films