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Lord of Darkness

Original title: Sawney: Flesh of Man
  • 20122012
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  • 1h 30m
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Sawney: Flesh of Man (2012)
 Scottish cannibal Sawney Bean and his murderous, inbred family are responsible for over a thousand murders over the centuries.
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Scottish cannibal Sawney Bean and his murderous, inbred family are responsible for over a thousand murders over the centuries.Scottish cannibal Sawney Bean and his murderous, inbred family are responsible for over a thousand murders over the centuries.Scottish cannibal Sawney Bean and his murderous, inbred family are responsible for over a thousand murders over the centuries.
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1.3K
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  • Director
    • Ricky Wood
  • Writer
    • Rick Wood
  • Stars
    • David Hayman
    • Samuel Feeney
    • Gavin Mitchell
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  • Director
    • Ricky Wood
  • Writer
    • Rick Wood
  • Stars
    • David Hayman
    • Samuel Feeney
    • Gavin Mitchell
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    • 14User reviews
    • 27Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    David Hayman
    David Hayman
    • Sawney Beanas Sawney Bean
    Samuel Feeney
    • Hamish MacDonaldas Hamish MacDonald
    Gavin Mitchell
    • Bill Munroas Bill Munro
    William Houston
    William Houston
    • Charlie McGuireas Charlie McGuire
    Shian Denovan
    Shian Denovan
    • Rebeccaas Rebecca
    Lizzie Brown
    Lizzie Brown
    • Wendy McIntyreas Wendy McIntyre
    • (as Elizabeth Brown)
    Fraser Sivewright
    • Waterboard Manas Waterboard Man
    Will Sutton
    • Jakeas Jake
    Jean-Paul Jesstiece
    • Juddas Judd
    Eilidh Nairn
    • Charlotte McIntyreas Charlotte McIntyre
    Ross Maxwell
    Ross Maxwell
    • Jamieas Jamie
    Ian Sexon
    • Traffic Wardenas Traffic Warden
    Lisa Cameron
    • Librarianas Librarian
    Lindsay Cromar
    Lindsay Cromar
    • Vetas Vet
    Sammy Hayman
    Sammy Hayman
    • Steven Clarkeas Steven Clarke
    Rachel Jackson
    Rachel Jackson
    • Claireas Claire
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      • Ricky Wood
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      • Rick Wood
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      Actor David Hayman and Gavin Mitchell worked together previously in 2002 on hit Scottish TV series "Still Game".

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    7/10
    Not too bad but could've been better
    Trying to uncover the truth behind a rash of disappearances, a Scottish journalist traces a murderous clan of cannibals in the area and must stop them from serving up his friends for their insatiable thirst for human flesh.

    This frankly turned out to be quite average overall when it really could've been something. What ends up working so well for this one is the fact that this one is really just so good at hiding the true criminals so well here that it really doesn't seem likely that it's a whole family. The deranged sons are all the focus here with their puzzling display of martial arts moves that come out of nowhere here but still contain a rather creepy edge to them so that their scenes work quite well. Put on display in the final half, with all sorts of action-packed confrontations including the tunnel ambush, the capture at the river and the cooking station shootout which makes effective use of their darkened lair and disorienting walkways for great effect with this giving off an extremely tight, dense feel for launching attacks and ambushes out of anywhere, causing this to get some chilling suspense moments here and there. Of course, none of this is really all that good compared to the effective treatment of the main killer who is utterly slimy and repulsive in great fashion. From the near-orgasmic blood-drinking on his victims, the delight of chopping and chomping bodies and the severely nasty and gruesome effects work here to make the kills look quite nasty, there's a lot to like here and this is quite effective in these scenes here. However, it still doesn't make up for several rater big flaws. The biggest issue is the fact that this one is really more of a crime drama investigating the family's actions around the town during the middle scenes which is quite dull and boring overall. Since this is played as an investigation angle, it hardly has anything happen as all we do is simply read newspaper articles, hear the investigator recite information already learned and basically do nothing while the brief intervals to acquire new meat is hardly enough to counteract this boredom. On top of that, the fact that this throws in the final twist the way it does here is quite a lame and overall stupid idea that's not even done with any real intent to do anything other than to totally screw over the audience by wasting all this time during the mid-segments that would've ended the film much earlier and causing these to just be as flawed as possible.

    Rated R: Graphic Language, Extreme Graphic Violence, Brief Nudity, a Rape scene and drug use.
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      • February 23, 2013 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
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      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sawney: Flesh of Man
    • Filming locations
      • Scotland, UK
    • Production company
      • TVP Film & Multimedia
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      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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