It takes a lot to shock me nowadays, but even I was left floored by the new trailer for Beaten to Death, one of the most brutal-looking films I’ve seen in quite a while. The Australian survival thriller from Welcome Villain Films centers on Jack, a man taking an incredible beating while his wife lay dead nearby. While he manages to survive the attack, it’s just the start of a torturous amount of punishment in his future.
The sheer amount of blood and nasty cutting weapons is what stuck with me from this footage, along with the man’s isolation and the feeling of hopelessness. I want to know what this guy did to earn such grisly violence, as we don’t really get a clue from this teaser.
Behind the camera is Sam Curtain, from a script he co-wrote with Benjamin Jung-Clarke. The cast is led by Thomas Roach, joined by David Tracy, Justan Wagner, and Nicole Tudor.
Here’s the synopsis: BEATEN TO DEATH unfolds after a desperate choice leads a man named Jack down a path that leaves him beaten and bruised as he struggles against man, nature, and his own sanity. Stranded in the middle of nowhere after barely surviving a horrific assault, Jack encounters one local after another and quickly learns that a sick game of cat and mouse is about to begin. Battling the deranged country psychos and the harsh landscape, Jack must go to extreme lengths to survive.
Beaten to Death opens in theaters on September 1st.
