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A Field in England|Julian Barratt

A Field in England

Julian Barratt and Michael Smiley
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Overview

A 17th-century alchemist captures a small band of English Civil War deserters, and forces them to help him search for buried treasure in this psychedelic horror drama from director Ben Wheatley (KILL LIST, SIGHTSEERS). The year is 1648 A.D. As a fierce battle rages in the English countryside, a small group of soldiers flee for their lives. They're nearly free when they encounter the mysterious O'Neil (Michael Smiley), who guides them across a sprawling mushroom circle in search of an elusive treasure. After dining on the abundant fungi, the weary travelers experience a paranoid break from reality while suspecting that the treasure may not be gold, as they initially suspected. Meanwhile, mysterious forces in the field begin to stir. Reece Shearsmith and Julian Barratt co-star.

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Main Cast & Crew:
Ben Wheatley - Director
Julian Barratt
Michael Smiley
Peter Ferdinando
Reece Shearsmith
Richard Glover
Ryan Pope

Details

    Blu-Ray Disc Format
  • Format: Blu-ray
  • UPC: 6867445005298
  • Genre: DRAMA

Movie Reviews

Reviews:
4 stars out of 5 -- "Very physical, with intense performances....It's an impressive, haunting picture..." - 06/28/2013 Empire


"A strikingly original historical thriller spiced with occult mysticism and mind-warping hallucinations..." - 06/30/2013 Hollywood Reporter


"Brazenly rendered in black-and-white....This defiantly unclassifiable cross-genre experiment blends elements of Sartrean soul-searching, Tigon-style folk horror and late-’60s psychedelia..." - 07/04/2013 Variety


3 stars out of 4 -- "[T]he movie's characters are fascinating -- particularly the scholar Whitehead..." RogerEbert.com

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