Summary
Gospel singer Beth and her cowboy boyfriend Steve leave Texas to preach door-to-door in Scotland. When, after initial abuse, they are welcomed with joy and elation to Tressock, the border fiefdom of Sir Lachlan Morrison, they're about to learn the real meaning of sacrifice.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 20Audiences 24GoodWatch 25
Tomatometer20%
IMDb3.8
Audience score10%
Running time
1 h 36 min
A typical length for horror movies
typical 9596Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 3 more
Released
2011
August 27, 2011
15 years ago
Genres
HorrorMysteryThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
12 of 12
Graham McTavishSir Lachlan Morrison
Honeysuckle WeeksLolly
Christopher LeeOld Man
Clive RussellBeame
Callum MitchellStrange Scottish Villager
Henry GarrettSteve Thomson
Christopher LeveauxChristopher
Jacqueline LeonardLady Delia Morrison- PCPrue ClarkeMary Hellier
Lesley MackieDaisy- DPDavid PlimmerJack
- BNBrittania NicolBeth Boothby
Directing · 1
- Robin Hardy Director, Writer, Novel
Production · 6
- Alastair Gourlay Executive Producer
- Donough O'Brien Executive Producer
- Peter Snell Producer
- Peter Watson-Wood Producer
- Kate Plantin Casting
- Vanessa Baker ADR Voice Casting
Camera · 1
- Jan Pester Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Sean Barton Editor
- Ray Lau Editor
Sound · 4
- John Scott Original Music Composer
- Ricky Butt Foley Artist
- Andrea King Foley Artist
- Jack Stew Foley Artist
Art · 3
- Laurel Wear Production Design
- Natalie Astridge Art Direction
- Tom Tierney Construction Coordinator
Costume & Make-Up · 5
- David Blight Costume Design
- Elizabeth Healy Costume Supervisor
- Emma Scott Makeup Artist
- Julie MacKay Makeup Artist
- Claire Harris Makeup Artist
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