The Cottage

Feb 7, 2008

1h 32m

★ 6.0

Sleeps Six Bloody Comfortably

Overview

In a remote part of the countryside, a bungled kidnapping turns into a living nightmare for four central characters when they cross paths with a psychopathic farmer and all hell breaks loose.

Genres

Horror

Comedy

Crime

Thriller

Production Companies

Steel Mill Pictures

Isle of Man Film

UK Film Council

Screen Yorkshire

The Cottage Trailers

Cast

David

Andy Serkis

Peter

Reece Shearsmith

Tracey

Jennifer Ellison

Andrew

Steven O'Donnell

Club Receptionist

Cat Meacher

Man in Suit

Danny Nussbaum

Muk Li San

Logan Wong

Chun Yo Fu

Jonathan Chan-Pensley

Steven

Simon Schatzberger

Villager with Dog

Doug Bradley

The Farmer

Dave Legeno

Farmer's Wife

Katy Murphy

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