Project Detail

Matriarch

Synopsis

After crashing their car in the Scottish countryside, pregnant couple Rachel and Matt Hopkins are offered shelter by a local farmer and family. That evening Rachel and Matt realise the farmer's daughter is a missing child from the news years before. As they attempt leave the farm and get help, the farmer and his 'daughter' capture and imprison Rachel and Matt - it soon becomes clear they want their baby…

Details

Year
2017
Type of project
Features
Running time
88 mins
Format
4k Digital
Director
Scott Vickers 1st Feature
Producer
Steven Little, Alan 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

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