The Children [Blu-ray]

Director: Tom Shankland Tom Shankland

Overview

As directed by Brit Tom Shankland, this outing constitutes a chilling installment in the subgenre of horror films about evil children running amok. The tale unfolds in contemporary England during a snowy, late December, with a young married couple, Jonah (Stephen Campbell Moore) and Elaine (Eva Birthistle), journeying into the country to spend New Year's with immediate family -- Elaine's sister Chloe (Rachel Shelley) and brother-in-law Robbie (Jeremy Sheffield). Accompanying the adults are three children: Casey (Hannah Tointon), Elaine's adolescent daughter from a first marriage (who resents being dragged along), and youngsters Paulie (William Howes) and Miranda (Eva Sayer), her children with Jonah (who can't wait to see their cousins Nicky and Leah). Upon arrival at Robbie and Chloe's home, ominous and increasingly bizarre events begin to transpire: Paulie grows visibly ill, Leah and Nicky begin slipping into menacing and threatening behavior toward everyone, capped off by an ugly accident that they engineer involving Robbie -- an incident that pushes him to the brink of death and ends with a gruesome act of carnage committed by the children. Soon, Elaine realizes that Paulie is infected with a bizarre, zombie-like virus that he is systematically spreading to the other children, and promptly decides to ameliorate the situation by taking violence into her own hands and ending the boy's young life. Little does she realize, however, just how pervasive the virus has grown.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/06/2009
UPC:	0031398114796
Original Release:	2008
Rating:	R
Source:	LIONS GATE
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Language:	English
Time:	1:25:00
Sales rank:	22,327

Special Features

The making of The Children; Shooting on location; Paul Hyett talks prosthetics; Snow set design; Inside Tom Shankland's on-set Lair; Working with the children; Deleted scenes; Ghost House micro video featuring In This Moment; Trailer gallery

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Eva Birthistle	Elaine
Stephen Moore	Jonah
Jeremy Sheffield	Robbie
Rachel Shelley	Chloe
Hannah Tointon	Casey
Rafiella Brooks	Leah
Jake Hathaway	Nicky
William Howes	Paulie
Stephen Campbell-Moore	Jonah
Stephen Hilton	Composer

Technical Credits

Tom Shankland

Nigel Williams

Tom Shankland	Director,Screenwriter
James Richardson	Producer
Allan Niblo	Producer
Nigel Williams	Executive Producer,Screenwriter
Simon Fawcett	Executive Producer
Lee Thomas	Executive Producer
Nick Love	Executive Producer
Rupert Preston	Executive Producer
Rob Morgan	Executive Producer
Gary Davy	Casting
Amanda Tabak	Casting
Catriona McKenzie	Executive Producer
Jan Berner	Special Effects
Felix Andriessens	Sound Effects
Tom Deane	Sound Effects
Alex Ellerington	Sound Effects