Severance

• Horror
• Comedy
• Thriller

A darkly comedic horror-thriller, *Severance* traps a team of disillusioned corporate salespeople on a disastrous team-building retreat in the Eastern European wilderness, where a lurking, sadistic killer systematically hunts them. What begins as awkward forced camaraderie rapidly descends into brutal, escalating terror, fueled by the characters' pre-existing resentments and career anxieties. The film distinguishes itself not through jump scares, but through its cynical, almost nonchalant portrayal of violence and its unsettling blend of black humor and genuine dread, exposing the hollow ambition and quiet desperation underlying the corporate facade. It’s a macabre reflection on the emptiness of modern work life, playing on anxieties of obsolescence and the inherent savagery beneath polite society, turning a simple hike into a desperate fight for survival punctuated by shockingly pragmatic responses to unimaginable horror.