A trailer and poster for the utopian horror "The Purge" have been released. The film proposes a very interesting scenario. In the near future, the government sanctions an annual 12-hour period, called "the purge", in which all crimes, including murder, are absolutely legal and will not be interfered with by the police, or any form of authority. This procedure is the reason why society has been clensed of crime and the people enjoy a peaceful living for the entire year, with only these 12 hours to vent all their anger and malevolence.
One family, who does not usually participate in this holiday of mayhem, becomes unwillingly involved in the murder and chaos when they shelter a stranger. This gives the "home-invasion" subgenre a very interesting spin, inviting us to reflect on the savagery of humanity. The film stars Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey, Adelaide Kane and Max Burkholder. "The Purge" opens on May 31, 2013.
One family, who does not usually participate in this holiday of mayhem, becomes unwillingly involved in the murder and chaos when they shelter a stranger. This gives the "home-invasion" subgenre a very interesting spin, inviting us to reflect on the savagery of humanity. The film stars Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey, Adelaide Kane and Max Burkholder. "The Purge" opens on May 31, 2013.
Watch the trailer after the jump.
Official Synopsis
"If on one night every year, you could commit any crime without facing consequences, what would you do? In The Purge, a speculative thriller that follows one family over the course of a single night, four people will be tested to see how far they will go to protect themselves when the vicious outside world breaks into their home.
In an America wracked by crime and overcrowded prisons, the government has sanctioned an annual 12-hour period in which any and all criminal activity—including murder—becomes legal. The police can’t be called. Hospitals suspend help. It’s one night when the citizenry regulates itself without thought of punishment. On this night plagued by violence and an epidemic of crime, one family wrestles with the decision of who they will become when a stranger comes knocking.
When an intruder breaks into James Sandin’s (Ethan Hawke) gated community during the yearly lockdown, he begins a sequence of events that threatens to tear a family apart. Now, it is up to James, his wife, Mary (Lena Headey), and their kids to make it through the night without turning into the monsters from whom they hide."
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