The Holding (2011)

A heart-pounding suspense thriller, set on an isolated farm in England's beautiful, rugged Peak District.

Director:

Susan Jacobson

Writer:

James Dormer (screenplay)

Stars:

Vincent Regan, David Bradley, Kierston Wareing

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Vincent Regan	...	Aden
David Bradley	...	Cooper
Kierston Wareing	...	Cassie Naylor
Georgia Groome	...	Gemma
Terry Stone	...	Karsten Rabe
Jake Curran	...	Noah
Eileen Davies	...	Store Owner
Skye Lourie	...	Hannah
Mark Harris	...	Mick (as Mark Cooper Harris)
Christopher Brand	...	Dean
Jarrod Cooke	...	Jed
David Hobbs	...	The Vet
Maisie Lloyd	...	Amy
Gregory Oliver	...	Frazer

Storyline

In the countryside of England, lonely farmer Nancy raises her daughters Hanna and Amy with financial difficulties in her farm with her only employee Cooper since her husband has disappeared a long time ago. Her neighbor Karsten and his son intend to buy her farm and are pressing the family in an abusive way. Out of the blue, wanderer Aden appears in the farm and helps Nancy with the delivery of the offspring. Aden explains that he was a friend of her husband Dean in an offshore rig and he offers to work for food and lodging. Nancy accepts the offer and soon she has a love affair with Aden. But either Nancy or Aden have dark secrets.

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Plot Keywords:

overalls | farm | peak | suspense | alone | 

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Genres:

Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 September 2011 (UK)

Also Known As:

Passado Obscuro

Filming Locations:

Longnor, Staffordshire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pistachio Pictures, Notorious Films, Gateway Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

"The Stepfather" in the Countryside of England

In the countryside of England, the lonely farmer Nancy (Kierston Wareing) raises her daughters Hanna (Skye Lourie) and Amy (Maisie Lloyd) with financial difficulties in her farm with her only employee Cooper (David Bradley) since her husband has disappeared a long time ago. Her neighbor Karsten (Terry Stone) and his son intend to buy her farm and is pressing the family in an abusive way.

Out of the blue, the wanderer Aden (Vincent Regan) appears in the farm and helps Nancy with the delivery of the offspring. Aden explains that he was a friend of her husband Dean in an offshore rig and he offers to work for food and lodging. Nancy accepts the offer and sooner she has a love affair with Aden. But either Nancy or Aden have dark secrets and Nancy finds that Aden is actually a psychopath and her family is in danger.

"The Holding" is a rip-off of "The Stepfather" that takes place in the countryside of England. The plot is predictable and uses the clichés of the genre, but the acting is good and raises tension with the dangerous situation. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Passado Obscuro" ("Obscure Past")