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Wake Wood

  • 20092009
  • RR
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
8.4K
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Wake Wood (2009)
Trailer for Wake Wood
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  • Drama
  • Horror
  • Thriller
The parents of a girl who was killed by a savage dog are granted the opportunity to spend three days with their deceased daughter.The parents of a girl who was killed by a savage dog are granted the opportunity to spend three days with their deceased daughter.The parents of a girl who was killed by a savage dog are granted the opportunity to spend three days with their deceased daughter.
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
8.4K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • David Keating
  • Writers
    • Brendan McCarthy(story)
    • David Keating(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Aidan Gillen
    • Eva Birthistle
    • Timothy Spall
Top credits
  • Director
    • David Keating
  • Writers
    • Brendan McCarthy(story)
    • David Keating(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Aidan Gillen
    • Eva Birthistle
    • Timothy Spall
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 59User reviews
    • 102Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 4 nominations

    Videos1

    Wake Wood
    Trailer 2:05
    Wake Wood

    Photos13

    Timothy Spall in Wake Wood (2009)
    Timothy Spall in Wake Wood (2009)
    Timothy Spall in Wake Wood (2009)
    Eva Birthistle in Wake Wood (2009)
    Aidan Gillen in Wake Wood (2009)
    Eva Birthistle and Aidan Gillen in Wake Wood (2009)
    Eva Birthistle, Aidan Gillen, and Ella Connolly in Wake Wood (2009)
    Eva Birthistle in Wake Wood (2009)
    Eva Birthistle, Aidan Gillen, and Ella Connolly in Wake Wood (2009)
    Wake Wood (2009)
    Wake Wood (2009)
    Ella Connolly in Wake Wood (2009)

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    Aidan Gillen
    Aidan Gillen
    • Patrickas Patrick
    Eva Birthistle
    Eva Birthistle
    • Louiseas Louise
    Timothy Spall
    Timothy Spall
    • Arthuras Arthur
    Ella Connolly
    • Aliceas Alice
    Ruth McCabe
    Ruth McCabe
    • Peggy O'Sheaas Peggy O'Shea
    Brian Gleeson
    Brian Gleeson
    • Martin O'Sheaas Martin O'Shea
    • (as Briain Gleeson)
    Amelia Crowley
    • Mary Broganas Mary Brogan
    Dan Gordon
    • Mick O'Sheaas Mick O'Shea
    Tommy McArdle
    • Tommyas Tommy
    John McArdle
    • Benas Ben
    Aoife Meagher
    • Deirdreas Deirdre
    Siobhán O'Brien
    • Pharmacy Customeras Pharmacy Customer
    Alice McCrea
    • Lady Customeras Lady Customer
    Johnny Fortune
    • Mechanicas Mechanic
    John Hand
    • Arthur's Helper 1as Arthur's Helper 1
    Darragh Hand
    • Arthur's Helper 2as Arthur's Helper 2
    Steven McDonnell
    • Boy in fieldas Boy in field
    Simple The Bull
    • The Bullas The Bull
    • Director
      • David Keating
    • Writers
      • Brendan McCarthy(story) (screenplay)
      • David Keating(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Wake Wood was the first theatrical release from genre production company Hammer Films in thirty years.
    • Goofs
      In the first hour of the movie a silver Irish reg Saab is the family car but in the last 20 minutes a black Northern Irish reg Audi is the family car.
    • Quotes

      Alice: [as Peggy binds a resurrected Alice with a blessed noose] That... Won't Work On Me!

      [un-binds herself and picks up a sharp spike]

    • Connections
      Featured in Breakfast: Episode dated 24 March 2011 (2011)

    User reviews59

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Cracking new horror film from Hammer
    And I am utterly delighted to say this is exactly the sort of movie I hoped Hammer would produce when it rose from the ashes. Last week, I laid into The Resident which was hopelessly feeble. This is anything but. A gory, edge-of-the-seat cracker which also has a fabulous psychological edge. From the start it grabbed me. Which is not too surprising because in the first three minutes a young couple's daughter is torn to death by an angry Alsatian. This inspires the pair, Patrick (Aidan Gillen) and Louise (Eva Birthistle) to start a new life, deep in the Irish countryside, at a village called Wake Wood (what a great name). Louise senses there is something a little odd about the locals, who are led by a squire, played with perfect gravitas by Timothy Spall. Many other reviews have given the game away at this point. I am going to avoid doing that and just suggest supernatural jiggery pokery. Patrick and Louise get involved and the consequences are bloody but rather brilliant. I have read that Wake Wood has echoes of the Whicker Man and I sort of understand this thinking. Certainly, the villagers share a secret and are involved in behaviour which outsiders are unlikely to understand. Gillen and Birtwistle are rather splendid as the fraught interlopers. They succeed where Hilary Swank failed so hopelessly in The Resident. And then there is Spall. I've been enthralled by Spall, so to speak, since the days of Auf Widersehen Pet. He gets better with age. But the real hero is director David Keating who was also on the writing team. With a limited budget he has created a movie with levels of horror and suspense which would make the heroes of Hammer proud.
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    • everyfilmin2011
    • Mar 25, 2011

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 25, 2011 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • Ireland
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Khu Rừng Chết Chóc
    • Filming locations
      • Övraby Studios, Tomelilla, Sweden
    • Production companies
      • Exclusive Film Distribution
      • Hammer Films
      • Vertigo Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $10,342
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39:1

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