Description:

SPOILER: Alistair and Miles, both with aristocratic connections, start their first year at Oxford University though they are very different, Miles is down to earth and happy to have a girlfriend from a lower background, Lauren, whilst Alistair is a snob with aspirations to follow his uncle, a Tory MP. The common bond is that both become members of the Riot Club, a long established elite drinking club priding itself on hedonism and the belief that money can buy anything. Having been barred from most establishments in Oxford they have their annual dinner at the function room in a country pub, where their rowdy behaviour angers other patrons though they reimburse Chris, the landlord. They hire a prostitute but she refuses to perform group sex, then one of them rings Lauren, whom they importune to Max's horror. Getting progressively more drunk and ingesting drugs they start to trash the room and when Chris comes to complain Alistair savagely assaults him, landing him in hospital. Though ...

Year:

2015

Directed By:

Lone Scherfig

Written By:

Laura Wade (play), Laura Wade (adaptation)

Genres:

Drama, Thriller

Release Date:

27 March 2015 (USA)

Language:

English

Runtime:

107 min

Origin/Country:

UK

Shooting Location:

Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK