Project Detail

Eden Lake

Synopsis

Nursery teacher Jenny and her boyfriend Steve, escape for a romantic weekend away. Steve, planning to propose, has found an idyllic setting: a remote lake enclosed by woodlands and seemingly deserted. The couple's peace is shattered when a gang of obnoxious kids encircles their campsite. Revelling in provoking the adults, the gang steals the couple's belongings and vandalizes their car leaving them completely stranded. When Steve confronts them, tempers flare and he suffers a shocking and violent attack.

Fleeing for help, Jenny is subject to a brutal and relentless game of cat-and-mouse as she desperately tries to evade her young pursuers and find her way out of the woods. Exhausted and distraught, she finally arrives back to the safety of the town.

And meets the parents.

Details

Year
2009
Type of film
Features
Running time
90 mins 53 secs
Format
35mm
Director
James Watkins
Producer
Christian Colson, Richard Holmes
Editor
Jon Harris
Screenwriter
James Watkins
Director of Photography
Christopher Ross
Production Designer
Simon Bowles
Principal cast
Kelly Reilly, Michael Fassbender

Categories

Production Status

Sales Company

Pathé International

Kent House
14-17 Market Place
London W1W 8AR
UK

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