Citadel
Directed by Ciaran Foy
An agoraphobic man enlists a renegade priest to save his daughter from an evil gang of feral children who attacked his wife. Urged to pity the impoverished youngsters by a social worker, Tommy (the wonderful Aneurin Barnard) turns instead to the priest (James Cosmo of GAME OF THRONES) who believes the killer kiddies are demons who need to be exterminated. Roger Ebert hit the nail on the head when he called CITADEL, "a horrifying thriller painted on a small and very dark canvas." It's an intensely disturbing film sure to keep you from falling asleep tonight.
An agoraphobic man enlists a renegade priest to save his daughter from an evil gang.
Cast: Aneurin Barnard, James Cosmo, Ian Hanmore
Member Reviews
I actually enjoyed that awesomely acted an cool gloomy setting for such a movie
Terrifically creepy and unsettling film that taps into just about every deep seated fear - feral youth, mental illness, urban decay, home invasion, failure as a parent, faceless bureaucracy, missing the bus ... The first 2/3rds are really good, ominous and weird; the finale is a bit underwhelming as it is just rushing about in a dingy old block of flats trying to avoid the Hell Neds, but never quite reaching the high point of terror, repulsion and claustrophobia it was aiming for.
Short version: Glasgow = Hell. Longer version: Merry frae the Lord o' the Rings battles feckin' hoodie heroin demon neds in the cooncil estate frae Hell. Really good bit of Urban Grim Horror with a spot of cast, even if the 'renegade preist' is the spitting image of my mate Pete who drives a bus in Edinburgh. A sort of inverted Rosemary's baby with every sort of horror: urban decay, mental illness, being a bad parent, feral youth with their drugs and hoodies, missing the bus. Loved every frame of it.
i couldnt take any more,stupid
Dark grey, foreboding, slow burning, and moody. If you want blood and guts or jump scares this isn't for you. Great acting, simplistic storyline and metaphorical. I found it worth the watch.