Children of the Lake
Synopsis
They head into the mountains. As night falls, their car breaks down, and they continue on foot. Not far away they discover a deserted house at the side of a hidden lake. There they take shelter for the night. But the house is not empty. Living there are an eccentric woman, Queenie, and a younger companion, Naiad.
Our smart young couple think they’re in control. They soon find out that they’re not.
Joanne thought she’d been faking her psychic powers. Now she finds they’re real, and someone – or something - has plans for using them. Something supernatural is going on, and it becomes clear that Queenie and Naiad are fighting over the newcomers in a power struggle of their own.
It’s the longest 48 hours of their lives – and they’re all wrong about how it ends, who is living, and who is not.
Details
- Year
- 2010
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 93 mins
- Format
- HDCAM
- Director
-
Ian Lewis 1st Feature
- Producer
- Melloney Roffe
- Co-Producer
- Melloney Roffe
- Editor
- Si Nenomene
- Screenwriter
- Ian Lewis
- Director of Photography
- Bob Jones
- Production Designer
- Joy Gelardi
- Sound
- Joe Harrison
- Composer
- Alan Nicholas Graham
- Principal cast
- Abigail McKern, Eleanor Howell, Ben Cartwright, Charlotte Ammerlaan
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
The Farnham Film Company
34 Burnt Hill RdLower Bourne
Farnham GU10 3LZ
UK
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Sales Company
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