The read
Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
While treating a policewoman for smoking, hypnotherapist Michael Strother has a telepathic vision of a young girl floating beneath the surface of a stream. The escaped victim of a ritualistic serial killer, the girl has become mute, and Michael is called upon by Scotland Yard to unlock the secrets she holds in order to catch a man who believes he has discovered the key to immortality.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes44%
Metacritic45/100
Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do.
68 audience votes
Key crew
- Nick WillingDirector
- Madison Smartt BellWriter
- Nick WillingWriter
Cast
- Goran VišnjićMichael Strother
- Paddy ConsidineElliot Spruggs
- Shirley HendersonJanet Losey
- Miranda OttoClara Strother
- Sophie StuckeyHeather
- Josh RichardsKeith
- John RoganFrancis Paladine
- Claire RushbrookGrace
- Lauren Gabrielle VolpertMartha Strother
- Sarah WoodwardPolice Inspector Hilary Ash
- Corin RedgraveChief Inspector Clements
- Fiona ShawCatherine Lebourg
Stills
Themes
london, englandbased on novel or booktelepathyscotland yardchild murderpsychologytraumainsomniacultflashbackpremonitionserial killer