Intruders (I) (2011)

Two children living in different countries are visited nightly by a faceless being who wants to take possession of them.

Director:

Juan Carlos Fresnadillo

Writers:

Nicolás Casariego (screenplay), Jaime Marques (screenplay)

Stars:

Clive Owen, Carice van Houten, Ella Purnell

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Clive Owen	...	John Farrow
Carice van Houten	...	Susanna
Daniel Brühl	...	Father Antonio
Pilar López de Ayala	...	Luisa
Ella Purnell	...	Mia
Izán Corchero	...	Juan
Kerry Fox	...	Dr. Rachel
Héctor Alterio	...	Old Priest
Adrian Rawlins	...	Police Inspector
Michael Nardone	...	Frank
Mark Wingett	...	Dave
Peter O'Connor	...	Frank
Mary Woodvine	...	Teacher
Lolita Chakrabarti	...	ER Doctor
Ralph Ineson	...	Alarm Installer

Storyline

In Madrid, the boy Juan is terrified by the monster Hollowface and his mother is unable to protect him so summons Father Antonio to exorcise the monster from their lives. In London, the construction worker John Farrow is very close to his teenage daughter Mia. One day, Mia is spending the day at her grandparents' house in the countryside with her mother Susanna and she finds a box with the story of Hollowface hidden in a tree. Soon Mia sees the monster Hollowface in the closet of her bedroom and John defends her. When they are attacked for the second time, the security camera that John has installed does not show any intruder. Are Mia and John delusional?

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Plot Keywords:

psychologist | hallucination | construction site | protective father | cat | 

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Taglines:

The Nightmare is Real.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for terror, horror violence, some sexuality/nudity and language

Details

Country:

USA UK Spain

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

7 October 2011 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Intrusos

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$13,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$40,746 (USA) (30 March 2012)

Gross:

$64,727 (USA) (6 April 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Antena 3 Films, Apaches Entertainment, Canal+ España

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The director said that editing the film was a big challenge. It was a long, complex process because of the story's dual structure.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Juan: The shadow monster woke up. It saw the boy in the pot and said:
Juan: [making his voice gruff] "Mmmm. I'm starving. I'm going to eat you up."
Juan: So the monster opened his mouth wide and swallowed the little tailor whole. The boy fell and fell into a dark cave filed with slime...
Luisa: Is that it?
Juan: That's all I could come up with.
Luisa: Well, you'll think of something tomorrow. Let's go to bed.

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Connections

Referenced in Estrenos Críticos: Capitán Trueno (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Painted Up Doll"
Written and performed by Ella Hunt

User Reviews

It's just too slow paced and uninvolving, despite the passionate performance of Mr. Owen.

'INTRUDERS': Two and a Half Stars (Out of Five)

A Spanish and British horror film starring Clive Owen and directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (who also directed the Spanish/British horror sequel '28 WEEKS LATER'). The film was written by Nicolas Casariego and Jaime Marques and tells the story of two children in different countries who are both haunted by the same demon looking to possess them. It co-stars Carice van Houten, Pilar Lopez de Ayala, Ella Purnell, Izan Corchero and Daniel Bruhl. The movie contains some frightening sequences and some decent acting but for the most part is a bore.

One story is set in Madrid and focuses on a young boy named Juan (Corchero) who is terrorized by a monster called Hollowface. His mother (Ayala) sees the demon as well but is unable to stop it so she calls on a local priest (Bruhl) to help exorcise it. Another story focuses on a young girl named Mia (Purnell), in London, who is haunted by the same ghost. Before seeing the monster she had found a box with the story of it hidden in a tree at her grandparents' house. She had been telling the story of 'Hollowface' to other students at her school before being stalked by it as well. Her father John (Owen) is extremely close to Mia, and protective of her, so when he sees the monster as well he becomes obsessed with stopping it. Unfortunately it's unclear whether the monster is in fact real or just a figment of their imagination and John's wife Susanna (Houten) is starting to believe the latter (as well as the priest in Madrid).

The movie has decent enough production values and looks great (for a low budget horror film); the monster looks cool as well and is pretty frightening. Like I said earlier the acting is all adequate as well, especially another passion filled performance by Owen: he kind of holds the movie together. The directing is decent enough as well but the overall storytelling leaves much to be desired. It's just too slow paced and uninvolving, despite the passionate performance of Mr. Owen. If you're just looking for some cheap monster movie thrills you could do a lot worse but you could also do a lot better.

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