Bad Day At The Office Sets UK and Irish Cinema Release for 30 October
Action Xtreme has announced the UK and Irish theatrical release of its first-person action thriller Bad Day At The Office beginning 30 October. Select cinemas will screen the film in 4DX and 3D formats. The project received its world premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on 13 August, where it opened the Midnight Madness section and introduced audiences to the high-concept production.
When Karl portrayed by John Hannah awakes in a wrecked hotel room with a splitting headache it is not because he is nursing a nasty hangover. Karl has no memory of what has happened where he is or even who he is. When he discovers a dead body in his bathtub and two police officers soon knock at his door it sets into motion a terrifying and explosive series of events that force Karl and hotel maid Molly portrayed by Radha Mitchell on a blind descent into a deceptive world of confusion and conspiracy all the while with a price on his head and half the city in murderous pursuit. Karl will need to draw on his forgotten skill sets if he has any hope of survival as he and Molly endeavour to unravel the mystery that took his memories.
Shot entirely in first person Bad Day At The Office combines a high-octane action thriller with that of an adrenaline-fuelled video game. The action is seen through the eyes of the protagonists and antagonists via GoPro cameras so every punch every chase every explosion is seen and felt. Director Chee Keong Cheung has created a wild and relentless POV thriller that puts the audience squarely inside the chaos. Viewers are not watching the main character they are the main character according to the announcement materials.
Principal cast members listed in the announcement include John Hannah Radha Mitchell Tamer Hassan Lana Parrilla Tim Fellingham Roxanne McKee Branko Tomović and Victor Gardener. The film runs 111 minutes and carries a BBFC certificate of 15.
Director Chee Keong Cheung issued a statement on the production experience. Bad Day at the Office was an intense very physical technically complex and thrilling creative journey. I was fortunate to have a truly amazing cast and crew who helped me realise this crazy epic vision. I am excited to be able to share this film with audiences and hope they will have as much fun immersing themselves and going along for the ride as we all had making it.
The announcement notes that Bad Day At The Office celebrated its world premiere at Edinburgh Film Festival where it opened the Midnight Madness section. This placement positioned the film as a late-night highlight during the festival run on 13 August.
Action Xtreme is partnering with Idris Elba’s 22Summers and Nile Media on a slate of West African action films. The first project is scheduled to start production in Q4 2026 with Chee directing. The collaboration builds directly on the back of his UK-Nigerian hit action film Son of the Soil.
Son of the Soil recently picked up four festival wins across the Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival and Brampton International Nollywood Film Festival. The awards included Best International Director and Best Action Thriller recognising the director’s prior work in the action genre.
Action Xtreme is the distributor. The producers are Andreas Roald Ioanna Karavela and Chee Keong Cheung. The writers are Oliver Morran and Chee Keong Cheung. The film carries a BBFC certificate of 15.
