The Power (2021)

1973: a young nurse is forced to work the night shift in a crumbling hospital as striking miners switch off the power across Britain. But inside the walls lurks a terrifying presence that threatens to consume her and everyone around her.

Director:

Corinna Faith

Writer:

Corinna Faith

Stars:

Mark Smith, Marley Chesham, Rose Williams

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mark Smith	...	Headmaster
Marley Chesham	...	Young Val
Rose Williams	...	Val
Diveen Henry	...	Matron
Amy Beth Hayes	...	Sister
Maria Major	...	Gynie Woman
Paul Antony-Barber	...	Chief
Robert Goodman	...	Janitor
Nuala McGowan	...	Terry
Anjelica Serra	...	Margaret
Sarah Hoare	...	Joan
Shakira Rahman	...	Saba
Charlie Carrick	...	Franklyn
John Mackay	...	Senior Doctor
Joe Haddow	...	DJ Mike

Storyline

1973: a young nurse is forced to work the night shift in a crumbling hospital as striking miners switch off the power across Britain. But inside the walls lurks a terrifying presence that threatens to consume her and everyone around her.

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Plot Keywords:

hospital | children | orphans | ghosts | blackout | 

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Genres:

Horror

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Did You Know?

Trivia

In a newspaper, an article states that Heath asks for support against miners, this refers to the Conservative Prime Minister of UK Edward Heath. One of the measures Heath announced on December 13th, 1973 was the '3-Day-Week', which was in operation from 31 December 1973 to 7 March 1974.

This was meant to reduce commercial electricity consumption by moving from a 5-day to 3-day working week and encouraging non-essential businesses to close for 4 days per week. Electricity production was limited due to strike action preventing coal deliveries to power stations and so limiting drain helped prevent total blackouts, although most households and areas across the whole UK did still experience multiple power outages during this period.

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Soundtracks

The Well
(p) & (c) Gazelle Twin 2020
Published by Concrete Mother
Under license from Gazelle Twin & Anti-Ghost Moon Ray Records

User Reviews

Effective slow-burn period horror with a modern message

Not sure why all the hate in the reviews (maybe because it's a female-led film that was also written and directed by a woman?). This is a perfectly acceptable horror film with some genuinely scary and shocking moments. Good performances all round and a properly creepy setting all add to this. Well worth a watch.

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 April 2021 (UK)

Also Known As:

The Power

Company Credits

Production Co:

Air Street Films, British Film Institute (BFI), Head Gear Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Aspect Ratio:

2.39:1