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03/06/2021 Horror 1h 33m
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The darkest place is within...

Overview

London, 1974. As Britain prepares for electrical blackouts to sweep across the country, trainee nurse Val arrives for her first day at the crumbling East London Royal Infirmary. With most of the patients and staff evacuated to another hospital, Val is forced to work the night shift, finding herself in a dark, near empty building. Within these walls lies a deadly secret, forcing Val to face both her own traumatic past and deepest fears.

  1. Corinna Faith

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Rose Williams

    Val

  2. Charlie Carrick

    Dr. Franklyn

  3. Gbemisola Ikumelo

    Comfort

  4. Theo Barklem-Biggs

    Neville

  5. Nuala McGowan

    Terry

  6. Emma Rigby

    Babs

  7. Diveen Henry

    Matron

  8. Paul Antony-Barber

    The Chief

  9. Shakira Rahman

    Saba

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Reviews

A review by Professor_B
Written by Professor_B on 2021-09-25
Great premise, strong acting and effective atmosphere completely undermined by a bland screenplay that has no faith in it's audience. The first 30 minutes of The Power is really engaging. The strong cast led by the extremely charismatic Rose Williams as Val carries the movie through the standard expository section of the plot. Unfortunately, once this ghost story gets into it's second act the movie devolves into a series of cliché's, poor plotting and heavy-handed monologues.
The script is all text and zero subtext. Instead of generating a sense of the uncanny or ominous feeling, The Power ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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