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Summary
A disgraced children's puppeteer returns to his childhood home and is forced to confront his wicked stepfather and the secrets that have tortured him his entire life.
Good for
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Solo watch
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You scare easily
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+17)
Critics 76Audiences 59GoodWatch 68
Tomatometer88%
Metascore64
User score6.5
IMDb5.8
Audience score54%
Running time
1 h 25 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −24 min on the typical 109
typical 10985Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 11 countries, rent or buy in 6 more
+1Released
2018
October 26, 2018
8 years ago
Genres
DramaHorrorThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United Kingdom
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 27
Sean HarrisPhilip
Alun ArmstrongMaurice- ABAndy BlitheMichael's Father
Ryan EneverMichael's Uncle- CECharlie EalesMichael
Joe GallucciLee- RGRohan GotobedAndrew
Raphel FamotibeSimon- SBSimon BubbMr. Evans
- KLKatie LightfootMrs. Atwood
- EBElliot BootyYouth 1
- AGAbraham GrahamYouth 2
- RDRyan DavenportYoung Boy
- SFSusie Fowler-WattNewsreader
- FCFreya CannonChild on Train 1
- ACAndreas ChristophChild on Train 2
Pamela CookMother with Push Chair- RKRachel KirbyAnother Mother
- KMKeith MoroniPolice Car Driver
Daniel EghanPolice Passenger- SDStuart DeanRambler
- AGAndrea GoldRambler
- JSJames StickleySchoolchild
- CPCallum ProsserSchoolchild
Directing · 5
- Matthew Holness Director, Writer
- Liz Elizabeth West Script Supervisor
- Paul Bennett Second Assistant Director
- Jon Midlane First Assistant Director
- Georgina Wronska Third Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Sarah Dempster Script Editor
Production · 21
- Mary Burke Executive Producer
- Stephen Kelliher Executive Producer
- Andrea Scarso Executive Producer
- Andrew Boucher Executive Producer
- Lizzie Francke Executive Producer
- Patrick Howson Executive Producer
Camera · 6
- Kit Fraser Director of Photography
- Julian Fritz Still Photographer
- Darren Ladbury Second Assistant Camera
- Ben Nicholls Grip
- Ralph Messer First Assistant Camera
- Bradley Dennis Epk Camera Operator
Editing · 1
- Tommy Boulding Editor
Sound · 3
- The Radiophonic Workshop Original Music Composer
- Adam Johnston Boom Operator
- Ashok Kumar Kumar Sound Recordist
Art · 7
- Charlotte Pearson Production Design
- Alexandra Toomey Art Direction
- Catherine Clark Standby Art Director
- Rachel Adridge Location Scout
- Jekaterina Potasova Graphic Designer
- Carl Lenton Construction Manager
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Natalie Ward Costume Design
- Emma Scott Makeup Designer, Hair Designer
- Gabor Kerekes Hairstylist, Makeup Artist
- Hannah Munnings Costume Supervisor
Visual Effects · 2
- Dominic Hailstone Creature Design
- Matthew Strange Special Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 6
- Steve Hayward Gaffer
- Leo Olesker Electrician
- Danny Hayward Rigging Gaffer
- Michael Salaga Electrician
- Joel Rainsley Best Boy Lighting Technician
- Jazz Bhalla Gaffer
Other crew · 8
- Andrei Nazarenko Stunt Coordinator
- Joe Golby Stunt Coordinator
- Olwyn Fagan Floor Runner
- James Ingrey Special Effects Technician
- |a9sf23ug1'"<>a<--`%20--!> Security
- Robert McLeod Carpenter
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