I think when you’re shooting on such a tight budget and schedule, the insanity and the energy and the sense of spirit is what makes the experience un… - Olly Blackburn

The core idea was to be as realistic as possible and we wanted people to identify with the characters.

I’ve directed a fair amount of stuff in the past, such as music videos, commercials and short films and I believe that the best way to learn in this industry – I mean, you can go to film school and that’s good – but ultimately, the only way you’re ever going to learn is through raw experience.

Donkey Punch is a very extreme, real-world thriller – it’s about characters and events that are based in reality and it pushes them into very dark and extreme situations where they have to do things that they would never have imagined. The film shows all this quite realistically and doesn’t pull its punches.