A Field in England (2013)

Directed by

Ben Wheatley

Genre

speculative fiction film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 293 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

During the English Civil War, an alchemist's assistant flees a battle and falls in with a group of men who are searching for a hidden treasure. Their journey leads them into a mysterious field where a cunning Irishman exerts a strange power over them.

unsettlingdreamlikebleakslow-burntensepsychologically disorientingvisually stark

What happens

A Field in England is a 2014 British historical psychological horror film directed by Ben Wheatley and written by Amy Jump, a husband-and-wife team who also co-edited the film. Shot in black and white and set during the mid-17th-century English Civil War, it was simultaneously released on 5 July 2014 on multiple platforms including cinemas, home media, and video on demand. It was also broadcast on Film4 on the same day. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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