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WΔZ

5.6/10
TMDB238 votes
2007Original: English104 min

There is something horribly wrong with the bodies found in the dark city streets. Some are mutilated while others have the Price equation (wΔz = Cov (w,z) = βwzVz) carved into their flesh. Detective Eddie Argo and his new partner Helen Westcott unearth the meaning of the odd equation and realise each victim is being offered a gruesome choice: kill your loved ones, or be killed. Before long it becomes clear that the perpetrator has suffered a similar fate and is now coping by seeking a way to solve this philosophical dilemma.

Genres: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Cast: Selma Blair, Melissa George, Stellan Skarsgård, Sally Hawkins, John Sharian

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About WΔZ

Would you kill the one you love to save yourself from death?

WΔZ (2007) is a film in the crime, drama, horror, thriller genres. Directed by Tom Shankland. The cast includes Selma Blair, Melissa George, Stellan Skarsgård, Sally Hawkins.

Released
2007-05-19
Original language
English
Runtime
104 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United Kingdom, Northern Ireland
Production companies
Vertigo Films, UK Film Council, Northern Ireland Screen, Ingenious Media
Directors
Tom Shankland
Writers
Clive Bradley

WΔZ cast & characters

Audience reviews

5.6/10 from 238 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

John Chard

TMDB member review

Altruistic Nightmare! Bodies have started turning up with W∆Z carved into their skin, cops Eddie Argo (Stellan Skarsgård) and Helen Westcott (Melissa George) investigate and find something truly disturbing is afoot. It's cut from the same cloth as Saw, Seven and to a degree Hostel, in that it's torture pornish in narrative essence, and aesthetically grim with its neo-noir greens and browns. Tom Shankland's…

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Altruistic Nightmare! Bodies have started turning up with W∆Z carved into their skin, cops Eddie Argo (Stellan Skarsgård) and Helen Westcott (Melissa George) investigate and find something truly disturbing is afoot. It's cut from the same cloth as Saw, Seven and to a degree Hostel, in that it's torture pornish in narrative essence, and aesthetically grim with its neo-noir greens and browns. Tom Shankland's movie is undeniably bleak, but sift through the blood and the grime and you find there's an intelligent film at work, one that opens up an uncomfortable can of worms about human nature. But of course if you like it bloody and mean, then that is served up with relish as well, with all the key scenes packing an emotional whack to go with the jolts. Brains to go with the splatter, some very smart photography (Morten Søborg) and engaging lead performances, these all lift this above average. If only it hadn't cheapened things down with the daft finale then this would have garnered more support in horror circles. 6/10

Questions about WΔZ

What is WΔZ about?

There is something horribly wrong with the bodies found in the dark city streets. Some are mutilated while others have the Price equation (wΔz = Cov (w,z) = βwzVz) carved into their flesh. Detective Eddie Argo and his new partner Helen Westcott unearth the meaning of the odd equation and realise each victim is being offered a gruesome choice: kill your loved ones, or be killed. Before long it becomes clear that the perpetrator has suffered a similar fate and is now coping by seeking a way to solve this philosophical dilemma.

Who stars in WΔZ?

Selma Blair, Melissa George, Stellan Skarsgård, Sally Hawkins, John Sharian, Paul Kaye. See the cast cards above for character names.

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