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The Children

Classification: 15
  • Genre: Horror
  • Film running length: 84 min
  • UK release date: 5/12/2008
  • Directed by: Tom Shankland
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • Distributor: Vertigo Dist Ltd
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Who´s in it?

Rachel Shelley, Eva Birthistle, Freddie Boath, Raffiella Brooks
What´s the plot?

Tom Shankland presents ‘The Children’.

What was meant to be a relaxing family Christmas holiday becomes sinister and deadly. One by one the children become mysteriously ill and turn against their parents with deadly consequences.

If you liked ‘WAZ', you’ll love ‘The Children’.

‘The Children’ – showing at your local cinema.
BBFC Consumer Advice
Contains strong bloody violence and horror.
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Latest customer reviews (from a total of 3 reviews):

Want kids? You may want to reconsider.

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Reviewer: hc2
Date: 09/12/2008
Whoever the reviewer who said this is more of a comedy than a horror in my opinion were wrong. This was a brilliant film though not in the context of entertainment, it was very disturbing throughout and personally i thought it should have been given an 18 certificate not because of the violence or that it was scary but given the fact that the kids in the film are being killed as well as the adults, which to me might make the film for some too apalling to watch. The story is basically about family who go on a christmas holiday and there children start suffering a mysterious virus that spreads, the problem with this film was that the plot wasn't really explored but it was so disturbing your thrist for knowledge will be overcome for sympathy for the adults and the kids to an extent. The acting was also superb in terms of the anguish of the parents blaming each other for what was happening to there kids, Tom Shankland the director has also done well to build up the suspense and terror of the events with errie music and the ending was unpredictable. You'll need a strong stomach for this film and if your thinking of having children don't see this film because believe me you may change your mind!

worse film ever

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Reviewer: waste of money2
Date: 08/12/2008
there isnt a plot it was to far fetched and pafetic its got to be the worse film ive ever watched and a total waste of rime and money

Stay at home!

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Reviewer: One to miss
Date: 08/12/2008
I went to see this filming expecting it to be a horror and a decent story line. But the film was a let down, with many people in the cinema including myself giggling at parts of the film which were meant to be scary or serious. The idea of children ages 7-9 over powering the adults and trying to kill them is far fetched. So the film was more of a comedy than a horror.

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