The Power (2021 British film)

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The Power
The Power 2021 British Film Poster.jpg
Promotional poster for the film
Directed byCorinna Faith
Written byCorinna Faith
Produced byRob Watson & Matthew James Wilkinson
Starring
CinematographyLaura Bellingham
Edited byTommy Boulding & Rebecca Lloyd
Music byElizabeth Bernholz & Max De Wardener
Production
company
Air Street Films & Stigma Films
Distributed by Shudder
Release date
  • 8 April 2021 (2021-04-08)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Power is a 2021 British horror film written and directed by Corinna Faith and starring Rose Williams, Emma Rigby, Shakira Rahman, Charlie Carrick and Diveen Henry.

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Plot

In early 1970s London, a nurse in training spends her first night at the East London Royal Infirmary during power outages caused by a miners' strike. In the near-total darkness of the old hospital, she is haunted by a supernatural presence, and by her own troubled past growing up in an orphanage. [1]

Cast

Release

The Power was released on streaming service Shudder on April 8, 2021, in North America, the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. [2]

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 84% based on 55 reviews. The website's critics consensus reads: "A supernatural horror story grounded in real-world trauma, The Power marks writer-director Corinna Faith as an emerging talent to watch." [3] Williams' performance in the film received praise. [4] Simon Abrams for RogerEbert.com gave a mostly negative review, writing "Val needs to be more than just a generic symbol of right-minded martyrdom, and she’s never allowed to become more than that. The circumstances of her suffering are too slight to register, making it hard to feel anything for Val beyond a general sympathy." [5]

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References

  1. Berger, Laura (2020-12-08). "Corinna Faith's Supernatural Thriller "The Power" Lands at Shudder". Women and Hollywood. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  2. Wiseman, Andreas (2020-12-07). "AMC Genre Streamer Shudder Acquires Brit Horror 'The Power' Starring Rose Williams". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  3. "The Power (2021)". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  4. Erbland, Kate (2021-04-07). "'The Power' Review: A Blackout Thriller with a Performance That Would Make Linda Blair Proud". IndieWire. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  5. The Power Movie Review