We just got the trailer for the new thriller BAD DAY FOR THE CUT and it looks promising. The film will enjoy a world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. Director Chris Baugh said, “When Brendan and I sat down to write BAD DAY FOR THE CUT we wanted to tell a story that would be authentic to where we grew up but also have the momentum of the best genre thrillers.
Written by Baugh, and Brendan Mullin the film tells the story of Donal, a farmer who still lives at home in a little Irish village with his mother Florence. He works the fields during the day and drinks in the local pub at night. He seems content with a simple, quiet life. The only sense we get of his wish for something more is an old campervan, which he has lovingly restored. When Florence is killed in an apparent home invasion Donal sets off for Belfast in the little red van, looking for revenge. What he finds is a world of violence and brutality that he can’t understand and a secret about his mother that will shake him to his core.
Being his first feature, Baugh wanted to go big. The film is an ambitious project that, “As it was my first feature, I wanted to be ambitious with this film. As Baugh states, “Even though it s a low budget indie movie we decided to aim for a big cast, a lot of locations, stunts, SFX and a million other things they tell you not to do in a film like this. It was hugely important to me that Donal’s journey have scope and we were able to achieve that through meticulous planning and working with the
best crew that Northern Ireland has to offer.”
At the end of the day Baugh said that he just wanted to give audiences a feel for what it’s like to be in Northern Ireland. “I want to give the audience an authentic glimpse into a side of Northern Ireland not often seen on screen while at the same time taking them on intense, funny and visceral ride in the way only a thriller can do. To me, the very best genre filmmaking always echoes something from the real world and Bad Day for the Cut’s themes of loyalty, legacy and the past have never been more pertinent in the context of Northern Ireland, but its story of family and
revenge is universal.”
BAD DAY FOR THE CUT
Sundance Film Festival Screenings
Sunday, January 22, 11:45 p.m., Egyptian Theatre
Park City **World Premiere**
Park City **World Premiere**
Monday, January 23, 9:30 p.m.
Redstone Cinema 1, Park City
Redstone Cinema 1, Park City
Tuesday, January 24, 9:30am
Holiday Village Cinema 3, Park City
Holiday Village Cinema 3, Park City
**P&I Screening**
Wednesday, January 25, 11:30 p.m.
Prospector Square Theatre, Park City
Prospector Square Theatre, Park City
Saturday, January 28, 11:59 p.m.
Broadway Centre Cinema 6, SLC
