Rent Shepherd (2021)
2.5 of 5 from 120 ratings
1h 43min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Running from crippling grief, after the mysterious death of his wife, Eric Black (Tom Hughes) takes a job as a shepherd. Trapped alone on a remote but majestic, weather-beaten, island, one man's spiralling madness meets a vengeful supernatural force. What starts as a windswept escape becomes a race to save his sanity .
- Actors:
- Kate Dickie, Tom Hughes, Jamie Marie Leary, Greta Scacchi, Gaia Weiss
- Directors:
- Russell Owen
- Producers:
- Aslam Parvez, Karim Prince Tshibangu, Russell Owen
- Writers:
- Russell Owen
- Genres:
- Horror, Thrillers
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 21/02/2022
- Run Time:
- 104 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, English LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.39:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Interview with Tom Hughes
- Theatrical Trailer
- Teaser Trailers X3
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Reviews (2) of Shepherd
Too mixed up and tedious - Shepherd review by KM
I saw this film had several ratings of four stars but for me it was way too mixed up and as a result I found it tedious and found myself clock watching. I only stuck with it to see how it ended and even that left more questions than answers so wish I had not bothered.
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Tense Ghost Story That Works Well - Shepherd review by GI
This is an atmospheric pagan horror film that excels at creating a tense, doom laden feel but lacks a little narrative focus. This is made up for by the creative use of sound and a first class performance from Tom Hughes as a lonely, guilt driven man who maybe descending into madness. He plays Eric, who along with his dog, takes a job as a shepherd on an isolated storm tossed Scottish island. He's grieving for the death of his wife, whose death maybe more convoluted than at first thought. Taken to the island by a one-eyed local played by Kate Dickie, who represents the voice of his fears and conscience as he soon begins to have visions of a strange ghoulish shadow and strange things happen in the run down cottage he inhabits. The slow build tension builds to an unravelling of the shepherd's past with a mix of great visuals of the island and the use of sudden strange sounds. There's some good effects too in what is a decent ghost story that keeps you hooked.
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