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The Cottage

The Cottage

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The Cottage

"Sleeps Six Bloody Comfortably"

2008

1h 32m

6.0(270 votes)

Horror

Comedy

Crime

Thriller

Overview

In a remote part of the countryside, a bungled kidnapping turns into a living nightmare for four central characters when they cross paths with a psychopathic farmer and all hell breaks loose.

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Production Companies

Isle of Man Film

UK Film Council

Screen Yorkshire

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Andy Serkis

Andy Serkis

David

Reece Shearsmith

Reece Shearsmith

Peter

Jennifer Ellison

Jennifer Ellison

Tracey

Steven O'Donnell

Steven O'Donnell

Andrew

Cat Meacher

Club Receptionist

Danny Nussbaum

Man in Suit

Logan Wong

Muk Li San

Jonathan Chan-Pensley

Chun Yo Fu

Simon Schatzberger

Steven

Doug Bradley

Doug Bradley

Villager with Dog

Creative team

Directed by: Paul Andrew Williams
Produced by: Martin Pope
Ken Marshall

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