Citadel

Mar 11, 2012

1h 25m

★ 5.4

They see your fear!

Overview

Chronically agoraphobic since the day his wife was murdered, Tommy Cowley finds himself terrorized by a gang of syringe-wielding feral children, who are intent on taking his baby daughter. Upon discovering the nightmarish truth surrounding these hooded children, he learns that to be free of his fears, he must finally face the demons of his past and enter the one place he fears the most - the abandoned tower block, known as the Citadel.

Genres

Drama

Horror

Thriller

Production Companies

Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland

Sigma Films

Keeper Pictures

Citadel Trailers

Cast

Priest

James Cosmo

Tommy

Aneurin Barnard

Joanne

Amy Shiels

Marie

Wunmi Mosaku

Danny

Jake Wilson

Council Office Clerk

Ian Hanmore

Dr. Kelly

Ingrid Craigie

Feral Child

Chris Hegarty

Paramedic

Pete Murphy

Feral Child Chained

Matthew Workman

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