White Settlers (2014)
Genre: Thriller
Duration: 79 minuten
Alternative title: The Blood Lands
Country:
United Kingdom
Directed by: Simeon Halligan
Stars: Pollyanna McIntosh, Lee Williams and Joanne Mitchell
IMDb score:
4,7 (2.966)
Releasedate: 5 September 2014
White Settlers plot
"They don't belong here."
Ed and Sarah spend their first night in their new home, a remote farm on the Scottish border. This should be a new beginning after their stressful lives in London. And that's it at first. But when night falls, everything changes. Sarah suspects they are not alone. Ed goes to investigate, but the new quiet life quickly degenerates into a nightmare.
Reviews & comments
perceived
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- 1793 messages
- 5611 votes
Good.
A surprisingly fresh film with drama and horror influences from the director of Splintered (2010). With White Settlers, he's taken some significant steps forward. The plot builds steadily and has a few clever twists. The (lead) actors are also fine, but the film's strongest point, in my opinion, is the camerawork, especially the nighttime scenes in the house and the woods. The lighting is beautiful. 7.5/10*
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Onderhond
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- 87629 messages
- 12907 votes
Nice.
The comparison to You're Next was expected, but it's rather superficial (different mask), but really, this is just the Scottish version of Ils, of course. Home invasion video where the perpetrators remain in limbo for a long time.
A rather simple film, but the execution is strong. That makes it a fun, pure genre film that unfortunately won't score very highly, as is usually the case with these kinds of films, because the clichés are already established. This one, at least, didn't bother me.
The ending is a bit odd. I think as a owner you could just reclaim your house and have the people inside arrested or something, but it's clear Halligan isn't too concerned with that kind of logic. Whether it's actually a political message seems hard to say based on the film, but it's clear that there's some friction between the English and the Scots 
This is a pleasant surprise. Exciting, well-acted, and effectively designed. For the true horror genre enthusiast.
3.5*
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