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Darklands | |
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Directed by | Julian Richards |
Written by | Julian Richards |
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Cinematography | Zoran Djordjevic |
Edited by | Mark Talbot-Butler |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | £500,000 [1] |
Box office | £11,000 [1] |
Darklands is a British horror film written and directed by Julian Richards, starring Craig Fairbrass, Jon Finch, Rowena King, which was released in 1997. [2] [3]
Richards wrote the screenplay after attending the Beltane Fire Festival in Edinburgh. It was produced by Paul Brooks at Metrodome Films.
Dubbed "the Welsh Wicker Man " by the UK press, Darklands is possibly the first home grown Welsh horror film. [4] The film forms part of the growth of the Cool Cymru era of arts and culture.
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Darklands follows journalist Frazer Truick as he investigates the mysterious death of the brother of trainee journalist Rachel Morris. Delving deeper, Truick becomes convinced that the tragedy was murder, committed by a bizarre religious cult. But as the evidence unfolds, things take on a more sinister and potentially lethal significance for the reporter, as he becomes embroiled in devil worship, witchcraft and ultimately human sacrifice.
In 1998 Darklands was theatrically released in the UK by Metrodome Films, released on VHS by Pathé and broadcast by ITV.
Darklands is available on DVD in Germany (Splended Films), France, Fox Film Corporation and Spain (Filmax).
Darklands was released on DVD in the USA and Canada by MVD Distribution on 20 November 2012.
'Action horror with elements of The Wicker Man ' - Variety. [5]
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