Outcast (2010)

It tells the tale of Petronella (a Scottish/Romany girl) and Fergal (her mysterious Irish traveller boyfriend). As their doomed relationship plays out, a Beast stalks the estate, killing ... See full summary »

Director:

Colm McCarthy

Writers:

Colm McCarthy, Tom K. McCarthy

Stars:

Kate Dickie, Niall Bruton, Hanna Stanbridge

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kate Dickie	...	Mary
Niall Bruton	...	Fergal
Hanna Stanbridge	...	Petronella
Josh Whitelaw	...	Tomatsk
Therese Bradley	...	Jitta
James Nesbitt	...	Cathal
Ciarán McMenamin	...	Liam
Sean McCarthy	...	Old Hands
Fiona O'Shaughnessy	...	Niamh
Christine Tremarco	...	Housing Officer
Karen Gillan	...	Ally
Andrew Martin	...	James
Chelsea M. Matthews	...	Sadie (as Chelsea Matthews)
Daniel Portman	...	Paul (as Daniel Porter)
Wendy Wason	...	Barmaid (as Wendy Wasson)

Storyline

It tells the tale of Petronella (a Scottish/Romany girl) and Fergal (her mysterious Irish traveller boyfriend). As their doomed relationship plays out, a Beast stalks the estate, killing locals, working its way towards our protagonists. Meanwhile Cathal and Liam, two mysterious travellers from Ireland use ritual and magic on a blood hunt. Mary, Fergal's mother performs ritual and magic of her own. As Cathal comes face to face with Mary in a vicious finale we know one thing: the Beast must die.

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Plot Keywords:

male frontal nudity | one word title | bare chested male | male nudity | male full frontal nudity | 

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Taglines:

Beware The Beast Within

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody violence and gore, sexuality, graphic nudity and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [UK]

Country:

UK Ireland

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 December 2010 (UK)

Also Known As:

Outcast

Filming Locations:

Jarnac Court, Dalkeith, UK

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$179

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bankside Films, Bórd Scannán na hÉireann, Scottish Screen

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

One or two smaller roles were offered to hired extras, such as Christopher Downie (Police Officer #1), as a way to stay on budget.

User Reviews

One of the better 'horror' movies out there recently

First off, I don't understand why some people were so critical of this film. Having watched countless terrible so called movies from the horror genre this last year, very few could hold my attention. Yes, I will agree, it started of a wee bit slow, and yes at times you didn't know who to like more, the hunters or the hunted. Personally I thought this was quite refreshing. The setting was wonderful for an ex-pat Scot like myself, it's a pity more movies aren't made in Scotland. Of course there are parallels with Let me in, but the whole gypsy/druidic slant was nice and the acting on the whole was more than adequate and a lot better than low budget American movies where recently the actors seem to be hitting all time new lows in believability or likability. I thought this film kept my interest right up to the end, the ending wasn't as predictable as people make out, as the director really did paint quite a ambiguous slant to the main protagonist (or was that protagonists?). Anyway, for all fans of Edinburgh and people who want more from a horror movie than just another slasher psycho you should come away with few disappointments. Serious thrills are few, so I might well put this more in a supernatural category rather than horror. I think the problem with recent horror is it's hard to top the excesses of Saw and few have the storytelling genius of a director like Guillermo Del Toro to eke out a superb horror without an excess of gore. To sum up, a good attempt at a Scottish LET ME IN, not incredible but compared with recent dross a must see for horror fans who are waiting in vain for another great film like The Shining.