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Director: James Watkins

Release Date: 12 September 2008

Tagline: An unforgettable weekend.

Main Cast:

Kelly Reilly … Jenny

Michael Fassbender … Steve

Jack O’Connell … Brett

Eden Lake makes for very uncomfortable viewing. It’s tense, bloody and very brutal. The most shocking thing of all though is that the youths’ behaviour requires no suspension of disbelief whatsoever. This film would not have been made a few years ago because none of us would have believed that adolescents could behave in such a deplorable fashion. Sadly, we now live in a shocking and morally bankrupt age. Incidents of mindless brutality and behaviour are becoming increasingly common in this country.

In a way, Eden Lake isn’t actually a horror film in the traditional sense. It’s horrific yes, but only because it’s far too close to reality.

Definitely one to watch. A sad comment on the state Britain is in.

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