Common Sense Media Review
By Jose Solis
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Gory comedic thriller features lots of blood and violence.
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The Conference
What's the Story?
In THE CONFERENCE a group of municipal employees go on a team-building retreat where in addition to working on ways to be better at their jobs, they try to escape being murdered by a masked killer who is hunting them down one by one.
Is It Any Good?
A masked killer's many methods of eliminating his victims have nothing on the horrors of team-building activities. At least that's the main joke in The Conference, a Swedish comedic thriller about a group of municipal workers who go on a nightmarish team-building retreat, which becomes even more horrible when a killer starts to hunt them down.
Although it's often witty and entertaining in the ridiculous ways the victims meet their end, director Patrik Eklund fails to see that by drawing so many parallels between the horrors of capitalism and slasher conventions, the film is simply doing way too much. We get it. Capitalism and corporate greed are terrifying. No question about that, so why not focus on the satirical aspects exclusively?
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the importance of keeping a healthy balance between work and life. Should you dedicate your weekends to work activities? Why or why not?
Lina tries to fix some of the wrong things her colleagues have done. What values is she conveying by doing so?
How would you try to build trust and confidence in your group of friends or schoolmates?
What did you think of the violence? Was it over the top or appropriate? Why?
Movie Details
- On DVD or streaming : October 13, 2023
- Cast : Adam Lundgren , Katia Winter , Lola Zackow
- Director : Patrik Eklund
- Inclusion Information : Female Movie Actor(s)
- Studio : Netflix
- Genre : Horror
- Run time : 100 minutes
- MPAA rating :
- Last updated : October 18, 2023
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