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In the Dark Half (DVD) (*)

$32.99

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
81 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Behind the scenes
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2012 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Alastair Siddons

Written By:
Lucy Catherine

Actors:
Simon Armstrong ..... Steve
Jessica Barden ..... Marie
Richard Goss ..... Mourner
Georgia Henshaw ..... Michelle
Tim Lewis ..... Mark
Lyndsey Marshal

Synopsis:

Set half in gossipy, shallow suburbia and half in the mystical, eerie woods, the film explores the nature of depression and delusion whilst maintaining a chilling edge. 15-year old Marie and 6-year old Shaun are neighbours. Whilst Shaun goes on hunting trips with his father Filthy, a secret den in the hill has become Marie's refuge from a world she is finding increasingly difficult to cope with. One night, while Marie is babysitting for Filthy, Shaun suddenly dies in her care. As Filthy's grief threatens to overwhelm him, Marie becomes aware of another presence. It follows her from the hill into the city and it won't leave her alone. It wants something from her. Is it the spirit of Sean? Or her unresolved past creeping into her present and distorting her perception of reality?

Made on a micro-budget, Alastair Siddons' debut feature is a serious and genuinely disturbing psychological horror that also works as a sensitive study of overwhelming grief and the claustrophobia of small-town life. Fifteen-year-old Marie (Jessica Barden) lives next door to Filthy (Tony Curran) and his six-year-old son, Shaun. One night, while Marie babysits Shaun, the boy suddenly dies. As the prosaic formalities of post-mortem and funeral take place, Filthy is distraught, looking for someone to blame, and Marie begins to crumble under the weight of her guilt, believing that Shaun is still present, haunting her. Strong performances and a consistently surprising script help make for a film that, while retaining a chilling edge throughout, is also utterly absorbing in its refreshingly frank approach to its subject matter.

A snappy, slippery elder sibling to Rufus Norris's estate drama Broken, In the Dark Half unfolds in a suburbia of secret forest dens and damaged single dads, tear-smudged teens and people called things like "Filthy". The difference is that it's concerned with spooking, as well as moving: our subject is the possible haunting of a babysitter whose young charge dies in her care. As a calling card for director Alastair Siddons, it's polished and impressive. As an experience, it requires slightly more patience than it consistently rewards.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 07 November, 2012.

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