Wakewood (2011)
Running Time: 90 mins
Director
David Keating
Writers
Brendan McCarthy
David Keating
Producers
Brendan McCarthy
John McDonnell
Magnus Paulsson
Cast
Eva Birthistle
Aidan Gillen
Timothy Spall
Ella Connolly
International Sales Agent
Exclusive Media Distribution
UK/Ireland Distributor
Vertigo Films
US Distributor:
Dark Sky Films
http://www.wakewoodmovie.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Wake-Wood/178499208831731?ref=ts
Synopsis
Still grieving the death of their only child Alice at the jaws of a crazed dog, vet Patrick and pharmacist Louise relocate to the remote town of Wake Wood where a local pagan ritual gives them three more precious days with her... but what will they do when it's time for their new daughter to go back?
Festivals and Awards
Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival, 2011- - Nominated Silver Melies Award; Dublin International Film Festival, 2010; Espoo Cine Festival, Finland, 2011; Festival L'Estrange, Paris, 2011; Glasgow Film Festival, 2011; Horror and Fantasy Film Festival, Spain, 2011; Imagine 27th Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival, 2011; Lund Film Festival, 2010; Mayhem Horror Film Festival, 2011; Neuchatel IFFF, 2011- Winner Youth Jury Prize; New York Irish Film Festival, 2011; Off Plus Camera, Krakow, 2011; The Vault Film Festival, 2012.
Trailer
Reviews
The Guardian -- Peter Bradshaw
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/mar/24/wake-wood-review
4 star review: "A classy, darkly menacing horror film"
The Daily Mirror -- David Edwards
http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/columnists/david-edwards/2011/03/25/wake-wood-review-115875-23014456/
5 star review: "Supremely creepy. The best British horror in years."
The Observer -- Philip French
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/mar/27/wake-wood-review
"An atmospheric horror film... both touching and scary"
BBC -- Mark Kermode
"I liked it very much. Check it out"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/2011/03/hammer_has_risen_from_the_grav.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCIMQpa05ys&feature=channel_video_title
News of the World -- Robbie Collin
http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/notw/public/home/
5 star review: "Spellbindingly creepy and deliciously grotesque... an instant folk horror classic"
The Daily Record
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/life/reviews/film-reviews/2011/03/25/wake-wood-18-86908-23014558/
5 star review: "Creepy from start to finish"
Total Film
http://www.totalfilm.com/reviews/cinema/wake-wood
4 star review: "The biggest surprise is not that it’s hair-raising, but that it’s heart-rending too"
The Yorkshire Post
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/lifestyle/the-arts/cinema/review_wake_wood_18_1_3219213
4 star review
Daily Star, Sunday -- Andy Lea
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/film/view/182651/Wake-Wood/Wake-WoodWake-Wood
4 star review: "Rather moving as well as deliciously creepy"
Screen Daily
http://www.screendaily.com/reviews/latest-reviews/wake-wood/5025051.article
Variety
http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117944895/