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Triggered Movie Storyline. A group of former high school friends reunite for a big football game by camping in the woods. The group includes valedictorian Rian (Reine Swart) and her boyfriend PJ (Cameron Scott), a rock drummer; popular Ezra (Steven John Ward), wallflower Erin (Liesl Ahlers), couple Shay (Suraya Rose dos Santos) and Bobby (Michael Lawrence Potter), best friends Amber (Paige Bonnin) and Cici (Kayla Privett), and the brooding Kato (Russell Crous). As the group attempts to turn in for the night, they are knocked out by gas placed by a mysterious figure and Erin, who discovers the gas, is knocked out. The nine awaken and find themselves strapped to suicide bomb vests.
The man responsible is Mr. Peterson (Sean Cameron Michael), the group’s former science teacher. He confronts the group, as he holds them responsible for the death of his son Caleb, who died of a drug overdose at a party. He sets off various timers on each student’s vest and proceeds to kill himself in front of the group. When they find a battered Bobby, who had been separated from the group, it’s revealed that he helped Mr. Peterson and was responsible for the group going to the woods. Bobby apologizes, explaining that he was blackmailed by Peterson, but it is too late and the vest explodes, killing him.
After Bobby, PJ has the lowest time and begs Rian to help. However, when he is startled by Shay, he accidentally kills her with a high impact blow to the head with his flashlight. He and Rian discover Shay’s time has been added to PJ’s vest, thus giving him the highest time. Rian tells the group about what had happened and that he got the time because of “proximity sensors”. When Cici has the next lowest score, she goes insane and goes after the group. When Cici learns Amber had been sleeping with Ezra thanks to Kato telling her, Amber defends herself and kills her best friend. Kato convinces Amber to ally with him to kill the others so they can be the last ones standing.
Triggered is a South African horror-comedy film co-written and directed by Alastair Orr. The film stars Reine Swart, Liesl Ahlers, Cameron Scott and Russell Crous as part of an ensemble of nine friends who find themselves strapped to suicide bomb vests by a former teacher, forcing the group to kill each other until there is one left.
Triggered (2020)
Directed by: Alastair Orr
Starring: Reine Swart, Liesl Ahlers, Sean Cameron Michael, Russell Crous, Cameron Scott, Steven John Ward, Suraya Rose Santos, Michael Lawrence Potter, Craig Urbani, Johan Baird
Screenplay by: Alastair Orr, David D. Jones
Production Design by: Luarnae Roos
Cinematography by: Brendan Barnes
Film Editing by: Alastair Orr
Makeup Department: Menio Kalymnios, Stella Kalymnios
Music by: Andries Smit, Jason van Wyk
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Release Date: November 6, 2020 (United States), January 10, 2021 (South Africa)
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