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Wake Wood (2011)

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Official website
http://www.wakewoodmovie.com/

Official UK Facebook page
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wake-Wood/178499208831731

Starring:

Aidan Gillen	Patrick
Eva Birthistle	Louise
Timothy Spall	Arthur
Ella Connolly	Alice
Ruth McCabe	Peggy O'Shea

Status: In Release

Category: Film

Release dates:
March 25, 2011 (UK - Theatrical)
March 28, 2011 (UK - DVD)
June 28, 2011 (USA - DVD)

Genre: Horror

Country of origin: Ireland | UK

Language: English

Running time: 90 mins

Directed by: David Keating

Written by: Brendan McCarthy, David Keating

Produced by: Brendan McCarthy, John McDonnell, Magnus Paulsson, Simon Oakes, Marc Schipper, Ben Holden, Patrick Irwin, Allan Niblo, Rupert Preston

Synopsis

Still grieving the death of their only child Alice at the jaws of a crazed dog, vet Patrick and pharmacist Louise relocate to the remote town of Wake Wood where a local pagan ritual gives them three more precious days with her... but what will they do when it's time for their new daughter to go back?

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25 June 2011, WAKE WOOD US Premiere

Following the UK release in March, Wake Wood has received its US premiere. The special theatrical screening was organised by distributor Dark Sky Films...

22 June 2011, Hammer Blu-ray & DVD Round-Up

Following the UK DVD release on 28 March via Momentum Pictures, Wake Wood is released on DVD and Blu-ray in the US on 28 June through Dark Sky Films....

29 March 2011, Win WAKE WOOD UK & Ireland DVD!

UPDATE 19 April 2011:WINNERS Paul BeggNigel MorrisJane HigginbothamBlake GoddardDerek SmithPhilip HindleyAndy WinwardRob MyersAaron Michael EsmondePhillip...

25 March 2011, WAKE WOOD news and reviews round-up

Hammer’s latest film Wake Wood receives a limited theatrical release today (Friday 25th March, 2011) across the UK and Ireland. Confirmed screenings...

24 February 2011, WAKE WOOD gala premiere in Dublin

Hammer's latest film, Wake Wood, received a gala premiere in Dublin as part of the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival (JDIFF) on Tuesday night (22nd...

24 January 2011, hammerfilms.com Exclusive Interview With The Cast And Crew Of WAKE WOOD

On the eve of principal photography for Wake Wood, we had a quick chat with David Keating, Brendan McCarthy, Aidan Gillen and Eva Birthistle. ...

15 September 2010, Dark Sky to release Hammer's WAKE WOOD in North America

Dark Sky Films - part of the MPI Media Group - has picked up the North American distribution rights for Hammer's Wake Wood. Dark Sky plans to release Wake...

5 November 2008, Principal photography finishes on Hammer's 'The Wake Wood'

Principal photography has now been completed on Hammer's first horror feature film since To The Devil A Daughter in 1976. Directed by...

Comments

andy867

02 Dec 2011, 5:45pm

Just bought this film finaly!!!!Very good film,but dissapointed that the name HAMMER does not appaear anywhere in the films credits!!!Was looking forward to actually seeing the name HAMMER inblazed upon the screen especially having gone to the cinema to see Let Me In & The Resident & seeing the HAMMER logo in Bold red with HAMMER characters woven through the name.Infact the only fleeting mention of HAMMER is at the end of the crew & cast interviews in the special features. A real shame,was going to store it in prize possession with my other HAMMER dvds don't fee i can now!!

Hibbert

25 Oct 2011, 7:24pm

Surprised at how good this was... I watched it from my desk at work (not the best place to view a movie) but became completely absorbed

Biggfeet

18 Jul 2011, 8:49pm

Rather good-it reminded me of The Wicker Man (so that can't be bad) and it is chilling and very gory in places-I loved it!!

RyanGelley

08 Jul 2011, 2:37am

Hammer is back! The production company that made Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing household names as Dracula and Van Helsing returned to action recently, to the delight of genre fans everywhere. Last year’s remake of the brilliant vampire coming-of-age story Let The Right One In (retitled Let Me In) was almost as good as the original. Recently, Hammer produced a film starring Hilary Swank and Jeffrey Dean Morgan called The Resident, and the reviews have not been as kind. So (not having seen The Resident), i was fairly confident that Wake Wood, Hammer’s latest offering, had at least a 50/50 shot at pleasing me. I underestimated its chances. I enjoyed Wake Wood, and am more confident about the future of Hammer than ever. A couple’s young daughter is mauled to death by a dog, and they move to the small town of Wake Wood for a fresh start. It’s not long before they begin to notice that the townsfolk are a little odd. Soon the newly widowed Louise (Eva Birthistle) witnesses a demented, gooey, supernatural ritual that she can’t quite fathom, and was not meant to see. This scene instantly shifts the movie into a completely new gear in a bold flourish reminiscent of genre-benders Martyrs and The Last Exorcism. “OK”, i said to myself “its that kind of movie now”. The first act has deservedly drawn comparisons to The Wicker Man, as both feature a cult-like community who shun the outside world while participating in forbidden magic(k?)s. I was also reminded of In The Mouth Of Madness and Silent Hill at times, but for all it’s references and homages, Wake Wood is more original and engaging than 90% of today’s horror films. Louise and her husband Patrick (Aiden Gillen) are assured by the creepy Arthur (the brilliant Timothy Spall) that he can resurrect their daughter for a short time. They agree to the stipulation that they stay in Wake Wood forever. Arthur whips out the coolest necromantical abacus I’ve ever seen, and soon their d

Malleus Maleficarum

24 May 2011, 11:24pm

A darkly original film, in classic Hammer style. A MUST see. A grim and tragic beginning leads to tragedy begetting tragedy. Reminds me a bit of The Wicker Man in its creepy and unnerving feel and the way it plays upon our emotional weaknesses. Hammer's revival bring hope to the languishing horror genre.

Hexenjager

04 May 2011, 11:59pm

Just seen Wake Wood and found it great. All right, the movie has some minor plot flaws, but never mind - the strange atmosphere of the village, the macabre rituals, some nice rendered tribute to classical hammer scenery - the graverobbing scene for instance - and the sometimes beautiful photography make this a special one. It's quite heavy, too, and the final scene is of impressible nastyness.

kensingtongore

24 Apr 2011, 4:44pm

Excellent film - it has a story and nicely subverts horror plot cliches ( I won't give the story away :) ). Better than the excess of boring plotless serial killer and jacobs ladder ripoffs ( Oh the/she's dead ) doing the rounds. good to see Timothy Spall back in his first horror since Dream Demon. Let's get some of the better horror writes works filmed e.g some of Graham Masterson's Lovecraft tributes and better plotted stories filmed too.( pariah,The Prey, Mirror, Walkers), Phil Rickman, C. Barker etc. - I'm sure people can remember more ( there was a fair amount of talent in in the late 80s/early 90s including one chap whos books where in the libraries but I cannot remember his name...

captaincleggybygum

23 Apr 2011, 11:36am

Just got my copy I'd forgotten about the competition thanks ,get down and watch it soon. Welcome back Hammer !

stphq

17 Apr 2011, 8:03pm

I liked the story and the cast, enjoyable film until the end.. I won't put any spoilers but I personally thought the ending was a bit rubbish and let the film down majorly. Shame as the rest of it was good.

theblackboxclub

26 Feb 2011, 10:42pm

Great to here that the screening at the Festival went down so well! Great to see the cast and read such positive reports.

theblackboxclub

05 Jan 2011, 11:36pm

LOVE the trailer. Can't wait to see it! Will review it on the website! Great news!

tombombadil

19 Dec 2010, 4:32pm

The trailer looks suitably impressive and creepy. It'll be nice to see a Hammer movie set on European soil again. I've already pre-ordered the DVD.

Horrorzilla

19 Nov 2010, 7:14pm

I will definitely give it a look.

Conrad

16 Sep 2010, 1:07pm

Sounds interesting.

tombombadil

13 Sep 2010, 6:41pm

I'm definitely looking forward to Wake Wood. Any news of release dates?