Citadel

Citadel

They see your fear!

2012•1h 25m•5.4/10

DramaHorrorThriller

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.4/10(172)

Chronically agoraphobic since the day his wife was murdered, Tommy Cowley finds himself terrorized by a gang of syringe-wielding feral children, who are intent on taking his baby daughter. Upon discovering the nightmarish truth surrounding these hooded children, he 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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Production

Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Sigma Films, Keeper Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

James Cosmo

James Cosmo

Priest

Aneurin Barnard

Aneurin Barnard

Tommy

Amy Shiels

Amy Shiels

Joanne

Wunmi Mosaku

Wunmi Mosaku

Marie

Jake Wilson

Danny

Ian Hanmore

Ian Hanmore

Council Office Clerk

Ingrid Craigie

Ingrid Craigie

Dr. Kelly

Chris Hegarty

Feral Child

Pete Murphy

Paramedic

Matthew Workman

Feral Child Chained

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