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Eden Lake (Manitoba)
''Eden Lake'' is a 2008 British-French horror thriller film written and directed by James Watkins (director), James Watkins and starring Kelly Reilly, Michael Fassbender and Jack O'Connell (actor), Jack O'Connell. The film was nominated for the Empire Award for Empire Award for Best British Film, Best British Film. It is among a group of roughly contemporaneous films that deal with concerns over "Broken Britain" and a fear of "hoodies". Some of the close up scenes were filmed at Frensham Common, Frensham Small Pond. Plot Steve Taylor picks up his girlfriend Jenny Greengrass, a nursery school teacher, and they set off to a romantic weekend away at a remote lake in the wooded English countryside, where he plans to propose. While saying at a bed and breakfast for the night, Steve complains about the behavior of the local children and criticizes the parenting of the adults. Upon arriving at the lake, which is explained to be disused and flooded quarry, they find that the area has be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Watkins (director)
James Thomas Watkins (born 20 May 1973 in Nottingham, England) is an English film director and screenwriter, best known for his work in horror films, most notably '' The Woman in Black (2012 film), The Woman in Black'' starring Daniel Radcliffe. He wrote and directed the critically acclaimed thriller'' Eden Lake'', starring Michael Fassbender and Kelly Reilly. It won Best Horror Film at the 2009 Empire Awards, the Jury Prize at Sitges Fantasy Festival and Best Director at Fantasporto. He was nominated for the British Independent Film Awards 2008#The Douglas Hickox Award, Douglas Hickox Award at the British Independent Film Awards 2008, 2008 British Independent Film Awards. Watkins has written scripts for Warner Bros., Working Title, Film4 and BBC Films. Filmography Film Television References External links * 1973 births Living people English film directors English screenwriters English male screenwriters Horror film directors {{UK-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |