Let Us Prey (2014)

Held in a remote police station, a mysterious stranger takes over the minds and souls of everyone inside.

Director:

Brian O'Malley

Writers:

Fiona Watson, David Cairns

Stars:

Liam Cunningham, Pollyanna McIntosh, Bryan Larkin

3 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Liam Cunningham	...	Six
Pollyanna McIntosh	...	PC. Rachel Heggie
Bryan Larkin	...	PC. Jack Warnock
Hanna Stanbridge	...	PC. Jennifer Mundie
Douglas Russell	...	Sgt. MacReady
Niall Greig Fulton	...	Dr. Duncan Hume
Jonathan Watson	...	Ralph Beswick
Brian Vernel	...	Caesar Sargison
James McCreadie	...	Mulvey
Sophie Stephanie Farmer	...	Young Rachel
Andrew Parker	...	Young Man
Holly Beattie	...	Car Crash Victim
Katie Gilbourne	...	Mrs. Hume
Max McCarthy	...	Dr. Hume's Son
Ellen Keaveney	...	Dr. Hume's Daughter

Storyline

Rachel, a rookie cop, is about to begin her first night shift in a neglected police station in a Scottish, backwater town. The kind of place where the tide has gone out and stranded a motley bunch of the aimless, the forgotten, the bitter-and-twisted who all think that, really, they deserve to be somewhere else. They all think they're there by accident and that, with a little luck, life is going to get better. Wrong, on both counts. Six is about to arrive - and All Hell Will Break Loose!

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Plot Keywords:

mysterious stranger | police station | police | stranger | night shift | 

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Taglines:

Darkness shall rise.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

UK Ireland

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 June 2015 (Ireland)

Also Known As:

Aprisionados

Filming Locations:

Ireland

Company Credits

Production Co:

Creative Scotland, Fantastic Films, Greenhouse Media Investment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the newspaper that Jack Warnock threw to Rachel Heggie, there are six penciled answers on the crossword puzzle: MURDER, REVENGE, PENANCE, RETRIBUTION, BLOOD and DEATH. These are not the correct solutions.

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Goofs

When Ralph Beswick the Teacher is looked up in the Prisoner manifest by the women constable you see his list of current and past charges on the first shot of the screen the red word CURRENT is across from history in the second shot it is in its correct spot across from the first Spousal assault you see on this list.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Caesar Sargison: Fuck! Oh fuck, shit!

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Connections

References Hawaii Five-O (1968)

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Soundtracks

Gather Up the Devils
(uncredited)
Written and Performed by Steve Lynch (feat. Masha)

User Reviews

The number of the beast?

An apparent victim of a hit and run, a mysterious stranger is held at a remote police station and starts to take over the emotional state of staff and inmates alike.

It's not a new premise, something which is being held against Brian O'Malley's film like it's a crime, but the execution, the technical guile, and atmospheric touches brought to the piece, mark this out as a horror film of some merit. Boosted by having the great Liam Cunningham in the lead role, it's a film that shocks and awes with each passing chapter. It revels in the bloody aspects that unfold, positioning the vile nature that some human's are prone to right at the forefront, and with bloody impact.

Piers McGrail's cinematography is superb, the bold and beautiful shine of the blues and golden browns mingle disconcertingly with the down and dirty feel of the police cells, the latter of which appropriately marry up with the characters on show. Steve Lynch's score is a treat, a real nerve bothering piece of work, gnawing away at the senses in the same way that Cunningham's character tugs away at the emotional conditions of his prey. It's a film of many pleasures for the so inclined, it does get away from itself a little at the end, asking a little too much of the viewer, but it doesn't kill the pic and this is very much a horror necklace worth wearing on a night out. 7/10