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Citadel
They see your fear!
They see your fear!
Drama, Horror, Thriller - 2012
5.5
55%
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Citadel tells the story of widower and single father Tommy Cowley, a man inflicted with chronic agoraphobia since the day his wife was attacked. He was unable to protect her. He lives in Edenstown, the council estate from hell. Here he finds himself terrorized by a gang of syringe wielding feral children, who are intent on taking his baby daughter. With the help of a kind Nurse and a renegade Priest, Tommy learns the nightmarish truth surrounding these hooded children. He also learns that to be free of his fears, he must finally face the demons of his past and enter the one place he fears the most - The abandoned Tower block known as the Citadel
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Rated:
R
Runtime:
85 min
Release date:
11 Mar 2012
Country:
IE, GB
Languages:
English, French, German
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
11 wins & 7 nominations.

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
While Foy's efforts to create his own distinct modern urban mythos are ambitious, the result isn't entirely satisfying.
– Bruce Demara,
Toronto Star,
15 Nov 2012
rotten:
"Citadel" attempts to transform mundane anxieties into the stuff of a horror film. But the initial tension of the premise dissipates like a slow leak.
– Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Nov 2012
rotten:
It's all rather nausea-inducing and a bit frightening - not the film (I can only wish) but its subtextual message.
– Rick Groen,
Globe and Mail,
16 Nov 2012
fresh:
This is a basic story, simply and directly told by Irish writer-director Ciaran Foy.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
6 Dec 2012
fresh:
Despite its defiantly un-PC 'fear-a-hoodie' message, the film nails its urban setting, filling every frame with a richly sustained sense of despair, decay and dread.
– Tom Huddleston,
Time Out,
9 Jul 2013
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