A deadly gas is sweeping across the land, but that doesn’t stop Keira Knightley from celebrating the holidays in the newly released trailer for writer/director Camille Griffin’s “darkly comedic drama/horror” movie Silent Night. Silent Night will be reaching theatres and the AMC+ streaming service on December 3rd.
Griffin makes her feature debut with this film, which has the following synopsis:
In true British fashion, (while the rest of the world faces impending doom), a group of old friends reunite to celebrate Christmas in the comfort of an idyllic country home. Burdened with the inconvenience of mankind’s imminent destruction, they adopt a stiff upper lip, crack open another bottle of prosecco and continue with their festivities. But no amount of stoicism can replace the courage needed for their last night on earth.
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Knightley, who may be best known for her role in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, is joined in the cast by Matthew Goode (Downton Abbey), Roman Griffin Davis (Jojo Rabbit), Annabelle Wallis (Malignant), Lily Rose-Depp (Yoga Hosers), Ṣọpé Dìrísù (Gangs of London), Kirby Howell-Baptiste (The Good Place), Lucy Punch (Into the Woods), Rufus Jones (Flack), and Trudie Styler (Pose).
This isn’t the first apocalyptic comedy Knightley has starred in, as she was also the female lead in 2012’s Seeking a Friend for the End of the World. I haven’t revisited that movie in the last nine years, but I know I enjoyed it at the time.
Going by the trailer, Silent Night looks like it could be entertaining. Comedy is definitely the primary focus, but there is dark subject matter at the core of the story and it might get disturbing as it goes along. I’ll be checking it out in December.
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