Citadel

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  • Opened November 9, 2012 (NY; 11/16 LA)
  • 1 hr 25 min
  • R | Disturbing Violent Content and Language
  • Tommy Cowley (Aneurin Barnard) lives a quiet life in a decaying apartment complex with his highly pregnant wife. The couple is attacked one day by a group of hooded young thugs, and after a shocking act of violence, Tommy is left to raise his newborn daughter alone. So shaken by the events that he's developed extreme agoraphobia, Tommy alternates days hiding out indoors in his new flat from imagined threats and intense therapy sessions aimed at bringing him back to normalcy. When the same hooded gang, seemingly intent on kidnapping his daughter, begins terrorizing his life again, he's torn between his paralyzing fear and protective parental instinct. With the help of a vigilante priest who has uncovered the genesis of this ruthless, potentially supernatural gang, Tommy must overcome his fears and venture into the heart of the abandoned tower block known as the CITADEL to save his family. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Aneurin Barnard, Amy Shiels, Wunmi Mosaku, James Cosmo, Jake Wilson, Arlowe Saunders, Matthew Workman
  • Director: Ciaran Foy
  • Genres: Horror

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Kinda creepy Kinda interesting......

by joshsatx80

......but not scary. It never came out in local theaters but just saw it on DVD. And da ending was like umm ok so then wat happend. So yea SoSo...

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Slant Magazine
| Nick Schager

Citadel is stripped down and no-nonsense, fixating on Tommy's emotional and psychological struggles with an intensity that's harrowing. Read full review

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Charlotte Observer
| Lawrence Toppman

I think Foy simply wants to deliver well-gauged terror and make a few points about personal responsibility and the need to overcome our fears. That he does quite well. Read full review

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Chicago Sun-Times
| Roger Ebert

This is a basic story, simply and directly told by Irish writer-director Ciaran Foy. He doesn't try to explain too much, he doesn't depend on special effects and stays just this side of the unbelievable. Read full review

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A scene from "Citadel."