Matthew Goode as Simon, husband of Nell and father of Art, Hardy and Thomas.Roman Griffin Davis as Art, son of Simon and Nell, brother of Hardy and Thomas.She and Simon are hosting the Christmas gathering. Keira Knightley as Nell, wife of Simon and mother of Art, Hardy, and Thomas.The final shot focuses on Art, who suddenly opens his eyes. The following morning, it is seen that everyone is dead. Frightened, the whole family rapidly take their pills, and lie next to Art. Nell notices that Art has bled through his eyes, nose, and ears. When Kitty returns, she sees her parents are dead and she crawls between them, finally hugging Sandra. Tony, Kitty and Sandra all lie in a bed to await death when Kitty remembers her doll and runs to get it while Sandra again begs her for a hug. Bella tells her they have five minutes and while in the kitchen they dance and Bella uses the diversion to stab Alex. Bella attempts to wake Alex to take her pill and makes her take it while she is very drunk, but she wakes and vomits the pill. Meanwhile, James pressures Sophie to take the pill saying he will not unless she does too, and they eventually take them. The boys ask for drinks to take the pills, so Simon gets them sodas. Art passes out and Nell holds him, while Simon gives his children the pills. They divide into their separate rooms to say goodbye. Shocked, Art begins to scream as the small green tornadoes twist around him his screams allow Simon to find him and he carries him home.Īfter returning home, the group realizes it is past midnight and time to take their pills. They are dead, and there are several packs of the pill in the car. Art soon discovers a family, including a baby, on the side of the road. Art tells his parents he will not take the pill this culminates in him running away after a discussion.
Sophie then reveals to him that she is pregnant thus she does not want to take the pill. Art approaches James and Sophie with his fears. He begins to speculate that the government and the scientists are wrong. The conversation leaves their eldest, Art, distressed.
She sees the gas coming, so hangs up and takes the pill. Nell, Simon and their children video chat with Nell's mother, who is abroad, to say goodbye. There are several confrontations during the night: Kitty is given a doll that resembles her, and she hugs her father, but refuses to hug Sandra even though she begs her to Art finds the act of gift giving ridiculous, so he lashes out at the adults and runs from the room Sandra tells James she had loved him when they were in school and wondered why they never had sex Tony gets visibly upset at her admission and claims he has never made a mistake, at which point Bella says they once had sex before he got together with Sandra Alex feels left out during the festivities, which causes her to drink too much and pass out in her bed. However, while James agrees with his friends over the decision, his young wife Sophie has recently discovered she is pregnant and is still unsure whether to take the pill. Nell, Simon, and the rest of their friends have made a suicide pact to take the pills and give them to their children. The suicide pills were delivered to the entire population, except for the homeless and irregular migrants. It is gradually revealed that because of an imminent environmental catastrophe in which a gigantic rolling poisonous gas cloud (which follows minutes after numerous smaller green tornadoes that are generally considered as heralds of the upcoming danger) is killing most life forms, the British government has issued suicide pills for a quick and easy death before the cloud hits Britain. This Christmas is a special occasion with everyone dressing in formal wear and the children being allowed to swear. Married couple Nell and Simon host a yearly Christmas dinner at their country estate for their former school friends and their spouses.
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