Wake Up is a 2023 Canadian action horror film about a group of Gen Z environmental activists being hunted down by a sadistic nightwatchman.
Directed by François Simard, Anouk Whissell and Yoann-Karl Whissell [as RKSS] (We Are Zombies; Summer of 84; Turbo Kid ) from a screenplay written by Alberto Marini.
Produced by Laurent Baudens, Yann Degay, Gaël Nouaille and Barnaby Wass. Executive produced by Adrià Monés and Maud Petit.
The Borsalino Productions-StudioCanal movie stars Benny O. Arthur, Turlough Convery, Alessia Yoko Fontana, Tom Gould, Jacqueline Moré, Aidan O’Hare, Kyle Scudder, Gary Anthony Stennette and Charlotte Stoiber.
Plot:
A group of young activists set out to make an environmental statement by vandalising a home superstore as it closes. However, their plan goes terribly wrong when they become trapped inside and must face a deranged security guard with a gruesome passion for primitive hunting. As the night fills with violence and terror, the teenagers find themselves in a desperate fight for their lives…
Reviews:
“Wake Up is foaming at the mouth with primal thrills that do not care for mercy. RKSS presents their contemporary riff on The Most Dangerous Game in a department store setting, taking aim at unlucky Gen Z’ers who become trophy kills. Nothing matters but survival; a refreshingly focused take on apex predator material that veers into sickening slasher territory.” /Film
” …I wasn’t even sure which side or character was supposed to be the antagonist […] I love that this feels like a film where no one is safe and nothing is off limits. Anything can and will happen by the end of the film. The final scene was just the beautiful icing on the cake..” J Tindahouse
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Also by RKSS:
WE ARE ZOMBIES (2023) Reviews of the RKSS collective’s comedy horror
