Surge (2020 British film)
Surge is a 2020 British thriller film, directed by Aneil Karia from a screenplay by Karia, Rupert Jones and Rita Kalnejasis. It stars Ben Whishaw, Ellie Haddington, Ian Gelder and Jasmine Jobson.
Surge
Aneil Karia
- Aneil Karia
- Rupert Jones
- Rita Kalnejais
- Julia Godzinskaya
- Sophie Vickers
Stuart Bentley
Amanda James
- BBC Films
- British Film Institute
- Protagonist Pictures
- Split Prism Media
- Rooksnest Entertainment
- 26 January 2020 (Sundance)
- 28 May 2021 (United Kingdom)
105 minutes[1]
United Kingdom
English
$34,444
It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on 26 January 2020 and was released in the United Kingdom on 28 May 2021, by Vertigo Releasing.
Premise[edit]
A mentally ill man goes on a bold and reckless journey of self-liberation in London.
Release[edit]
The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on 26 January 2020.[2] In January 2021, Vertigo Releasing acquired U.K. and Irish distribution rights to the film.[3] It was released on 28 May 2021.[4] In June 2021, FilmRise acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film.[5] The film went on to gross $34,444 worldwide.[6]
Critical reception[edit]
Surge holds a 77% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 52 reviews, with an average of 6/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Discomfiting by design, Surge will wear some viewers down -- but Ben Whishaw's mesmerizing performance keeps the action gripping even when it's hard to take."[7] Whishaw received World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting at the Sundance Film Festival.