Betrayal is a 2023 independent psychological horror thriller and survivalist film directed by Rodger Griffiths, in his directorial debut. Its premiere at the 2023 Edinburgh International Film Festival titled Kill. It was released in the United Kingdom by Kaleidoscope Film Distribution and Saban Films on VOD/digital in the United States on 6 September 2024.
It was inspired by 2018's Calibre.
Synopsis Three brothers try to discover what happened to the body of their abusive father who they killed and buried in a remote Scottish forest.
Cast James Harkness – Miller Brian Vernel – John Daniel Portman – Henry Paul Higgins – Don Calum Ross – Vince Joanne Thomson – Annie Anita Vettesse – Kate
Production Principal photography started on 6 June 2022.
Reception In his review in The Guardian, Leslie Felperin rated it 3 out of 5 stars saying that "the suspense-building and denouement are adequate enough, but what makes this more interesting is how director Rodger Griffiths weaves in a subtle dissection of how abuse can damage families in different ways." At Common Sense Media, Alistair Lawrence rated it 2 out of 5 stars calls it a "overplotted Scottish thriller".
In Screen Daily, Fionnuala Halligan highlighted that "a forest hunting trip takes a dark turn in this effective Scottish genre debut".
See also Survival film List of thriller films of the 2020s List of horror films of 2023
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Rotten Tomatoes