The read
Critics rate it 29 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
Magpie lives in an isolated church community ruled over by her father, The Pastor. When a man is murdered, paranoia sets in and people start to whisper about a strange 'Beast' that lives in the forest.
Ratings
IMDb4.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes78%
Critics rate it 29 points higher than audiences do.
18 audience votes
Key crew
- Dean PuckettWriter
- Dean PuckettDirector
Cast
- Emma AppletonMagpie
- Toby StephensThe Pastor
- Jodhi MayAndrea
- Lewis GribbenDavid
- Barney HarrisJohn
- Oliver MaltmanFred
- James SwantonThe Beast
- Flora LambertUrsula
- Eoin SlatteryHoward
- Zachary TannerSam
Stills
Themes
ruralterror