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:

David Bradley, Vincent Regan, Kierston Wareing

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
David Bradley	...	Cooper
Vincent Regan	...	Aden
Kierston Wareing	...	Cassie Naylor
Terry Stone	...	Karsten Rabe
Georgia Groome	...	Gemma
Jake Curran	...	Noah
Skye Lourie	...	Hannah
Eileen Davies	...	Store Owner
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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User Reviews

Hold it

What starts as a pretty strong thriller descends into an odd (and sadly) bad mix of clichés. Notice who is still standing at the end and who isn't. See a pattern there? I wouldn't have, because I didn't really bother to think about the movie, but another viewer pointed that out to the director. She said it was a coincidence, but I seriously doubt that it was.

Don't get me wrong, there have been movies going the opposite way than this (didn't like that either), but that's not what appalled me. The fact that you get a soap opera, dripping with melodrama in a bad way, that may have gore as a redeeming factor (for some) does make this a difficult watch. It's a shame, that the mood set at the beginning gets undermined by that.

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