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Darklands is a British film of genre Drama directed by Julian Richards with Craig Fairbrass
Darklands (1996)
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Add to a movie listDarklands is a Welsh horror film written and directed by Julian Richards, starring Craig Fairbrass, Jon Finch, Rowena King and released in 1997.
Richards wrote the screenplay after attending the Beltane Fire Festival in Edinburgh and it was produced by Paul Brooks at Metrodome Films.
Dubbed "the Welsh Wicker Man" by the UK press, Darklands is possibly the first home grown Welsh horror film.
^ Alexander Walker, Icons in the Fire: The Rise and Fall of Practically Everyone in the British Film Industry 1984-2000, Orion Books, 2005 p274-275
^ New York Times
^ Total Film
^ Britishhorrorfilms.co.uk
Synopsis
Darklands follows journalist Frazer Truick as he investigates the mysterious death of the brother of trainee journalist Rachel Morris. Delving deeper, Truick becomes convinced that the tragedy was murder, committed by a bizarre religious cult. But as the evidence unfolds, things take on a more sinister and potentially lethal significance for the reporter, as he becomes embroiled in devil worship, witchcraft and ultimately human sacrifice.Actors
Craig Fairbrass
(Frazer Truick)
Jon Finch
(David Keller)
Rowena King
(Rachel Morris)
Richard Lynch
(Salvy)
Richard Lynch
(Salvy)
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