Project Detail

Matriarch

Synopsis

Pregnant couple Rachel and Matt Hopkins become stranded in the Scottish countryside and are offered a night's shelter by a local farmer and his wife the Fairbairns, who seem strangely infatuated by Rachel’s pregnancy. That evening Rachel and Matt realise the farmer's daughter is Ellie Adams, a missing child from the news years before. As they attempt leave the farm and get help, the Fairbairn’s capture and imprison Rachel and Matt - It is soon clear they want their baby…

Details

Year
2017
Type of project
Features
Running time
87 mins 38 secs
Format
4K Digital
Director
Scott Vickers 1st Feature
Producer
Steven Little, Akan Cuthbert, Scott Vickers
Executive Producer
Alan Cuthbert, David Clark, Scott Vickers
Editor
Iain Miller
Screenwriter
Scott Vickers
Director of Photography
Paul Riley
Production Designer
Imogen Toner
Sound
Luct Watt
Composer
Phillip Curran
Principal cast
Charlie Blackwood, Julie Hannan

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

The Mother Film Limited

New Light Films Limited
Scott Vickers

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