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Heartless
- Cert. 18
- Runtime. 90 mins
- Director. Philip Ridley
- Language. English
- Country. UK
- Subtitles. N/A
- Year. 2009
- Format. DigiBeta
Synopsis
Jamie has issues. His loving dad died when he was little, the heart-shaped birthmark on his face has kept him lonely, single and a source of ridicule all his life, and now he is seeing murderous demons on the streets of East London. The charismatic but malevolent Papa B promises to help him make sense of it all but at what cost? Philip Ridley’s dark, haunting masterpiece is an intelligent contemporary horror film that taps into the current climate of fear pervading modern society.
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