Mandrake
Directed by Lynne Davison
In this witchy thriller, probation officer Cathy Madden is given the task of rehabilitating notorious killer ‘Bloody’ Mary Laidlaw back into society after twenty years of jail. Cathy has always believed that every client deserves a shot at redemption, but her beliefs are firmly tested when two children disappear near Mary’s farm. A SHUDDER ORIGINAL
A probation officer is tasked with rehabilitating a notorious killer back into society, but her beliefs are tested when two children disappear near 'Bloody' Mary's farm.
Cast: Deirdre Mullins, Derbhle Crott, Jude Hill, Paul Kennedy
Member Reviews
Simply loved it!
I enjoyed this but the actions of the police and how they behave in this film make no sense, why was the witch not brought in for questioning immediately when kids went missing. . . . . . . . very bazaar and not believable!
Good folk horror, it’s what we Irish do best.
It’s was a fun watch.
According to the infinite wisdom of the man writing this, movies are top-, mid-, or low-tier projects. This is mid. I try not to get too into stars and ratings though. This took the subject matter a little bit into the weeds, but it should have gone deeper into the weeds (just an opinion). It relied on the uniqueness of the subject matter, but it did not present said subject matter as important enough to get deeply into it. It almost betrays itself in this way, but this is most likely due to budgetary issues like time and money.