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5.7/10 • 331

2014-04-171h 32m

ThrillerHorror

Darkness Shall Rise

Rachel, a rookie cop, is about to begin her first night shift in a neglected police station in a Scottish, backwater town. The kind of place where the tide has gone out and stranded a motley bunch of the aimless, the forgotten, the bitter-and-twisted who all think that, really, they deserve to be somewhere else. They all think they're there by accident and that, with a little luck, life is going to get better. Wrong, on both counts. Six is about to arrive - and All Hell Will Break Loose!

Directors
Brian O'Malley
Writters
Fiona Watson, David Cairns
Editors
Fiona Watson, David Cairns, Tony Kearns

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  1. Liam Cunningham

    Liam Cunningham

    Six

  2. Niall Greig Fulton

    Niall Greig Fulton

    Dr. Duncan Hume

  3. Pollyanna McIntosh

    Pollyanna McIntosh

    PC. Rachel Heggie

  4. Douglas Russell

    Douglas Russell

    Sgt. MacReady

  5. Bryan Larkin

    Bryan Larkin

    PC. Jack Warnock

  6. Hanna Stanbridge

    Hanna Stanbridge

    PC. Jennifer Mundie

  7. Brian Vernel

    Brian Vernel

    Caesar Sargison

  8. James McCreadie

    James McCreadie

    Mulvey

  9. Jonathan Watson

    Jonathan Watson

    Ralph Beswick

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John Chard

Dec 5, 2015

7/10

The number of the beast? An apparent victim of a hit and run, a mysterious stranger is held at a remote police station and starts to take over the emotional state of staff and inmates alike. It's not a new premise, something which is being held against Brian O'Malley's film like it's a crime, but the execution, the technical guile, and atmospheric touches brought to the piece, mark this out as a horror film of some merit. Boosted by having the great Liam Cunningham in the lead role, it's a film that shocks and awes with each passing chapter. It revels in the bloody aspects that unfold, positioning the vile nature that some human's are prone to right at the forefront, and with bloody impact. Piers McGrail's cinematography is superb, the bold and beautiful shine of the blues and golden browns mingle disconcertingly with the down and dirty feel of the police cells, the latter of which appropriately marry up with the characters on show. Steve Lynch's score is a treat, a real nerve bothering piece of work, gnawing away at the senses in the same way that Cunningham's character tugs away at the emotional conditions of his prey. It's a film of many pleasures for the so inclined, it does get away from itself a little at the end, asking a little too much of the viewer, but it doesn't kill the pic and this is very much a horror necklace worth wearing on a night out. 7/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
small townnight shiftpolice brutalitypolicescotlandpsychopathconfessionteachermurderarsonserial killerpolice stationdrunk drivingstrangerjail cell