...has elements of horror, as the plethora of knives and hypodermic needles point to, but this is a unique entry for those who like thought-provoking concepts served up with their grue.
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03/31/08
The Living and the Dead (2006)
90 %
Reviews Counted: 10 Fresh: 9 Rotten:1 Average Rating: 6.8/10
Runtime: 84 mins
Synopsis: To prove himself, an unbalanced young man (Leo Bill) tries to take care of his sick mother in this unsettling drama. However, once he is alone with her, events quickly spiral out of his limited control. [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Leo Bill, Roger Lloyd Pack, Kate Fahy, Sarah Ball
Director: Simon Rumley
Screenwriter: Simon Rumley
Producer: Simon Rumley, Nick O'Hagan
Composer: Richard Chester
Screenwriter: Simon Rumley
Producer: Simon Rumley, Nick O'Hagan
Composer: Richard Chester
Reviews
1 - 10 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
The Living and the Dead is not an easy movie to sit through, and its darkness may be a little mannered, but it's an elegant construction with real emotions buried deep inside.
10/25/07
A bizarre psychological study of degeneration and dependency, The Living and the Dead is a horror movie only in the most literal sense.
10/24/07
Top Critic
Part neo-gothic horror, part empathetic schizoid freak-out, The Living and the Dead suggests an unlikely cross between Spider and Requiem for a Dream.
10/24/07
This is great filmmaking in the sense that overplayed virtuoso guitar shredding is great music -- which is to say, not at all.
10/23/07
Top Critic
So genuinely horrific and unrelentingly sad and grim, many people will not have the stomach for it.
07/18/06
[F]ans of small horror stories and British indies with a dark side will certainly be entertained, though cross-over appeal to non-horror fans will probably be limited.
04/26/06
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