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The Lodgers

    • Director

      Brian O'Malley

    • Credits

      Producers:
      Ruth Treacy,
      Julianne Forde

      Cinematographer:
      Richard Kendrick

    • Principal Cast

      Charlotte Vega,
      Bill Milner,
      Eugene Simon,
      David Bradley,
      Deirdre O'Kane,
      Moe Dunford

  • Category

    Feature
    Horror

1920, rural Ireland. Anglo Irish twins Rachel and Edward share a strange existence in their crumbling family estate. Each night, the property becomes the domain of a sinister presence (The Lodgers) which enforces three rules upon the twins: they must be in bed by midnight; they may not permit an outsider past the threshold; if one attempts to escape, the life of the other is placed in jeopardy.

When troubled war veteran Sean returns to the nearby village, he is immediately drawn to the mysterious Rachel, who in turn begins to break the rules set out by The Lodgers. The consequences pull Rachel into a deadly confrontation with her brother - and with the curse that haunts them.

Notes courtesy of Screen Ireland

92 minutes, Ireland, 2017, Colour


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