Citadel Page #2

Synopsis: Tommy Cowley is a young father inflicted with chronic agoraphobia since his wife was brutally attacked by a gang of a twisted feral children. Trapped in the dilapidated suburbia of Edenstown, he finds himself terrorised by the same gang, who now seem intent on taking his baby daughter. Torn between the help of an understanding nurse and a vigilante priest, Tommy sets out to learn the nightmarish truth surrounding these hooded children. He also discovers that to be free of his fears, he must finally face the demons of his past and enter the one place that he fears the most - the abandoned tower block known as the Citadel.
Director(s): Ciarán Foy
Production: Cinedigm Entertainment
  11 wins & 7 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.5
Metacritic:
60
Rotten Tomatoes:
55%
R
Year:
2012
84 min
$10,080
Website
231 Views


Tommy, these kids have nothing

to do, nowhere to go..

They can quiet, easy, been looking for money...

You think I'm so messed up

I'm just imagining all this?

Tommy, I'm just

trying to help.

I know what I saw.

Tommy...

- I didn't mean...

- I need to see that priest.

what would about the bus?

I need to see him.

Ok..let's go together.

I can't leave the house, Marie.

Yeah you can.

In...

2, 3, 4.

Out...

2, 3, 4.

That's it, Tommy.

One step at a time, ok?

You're doing so well.

Here you are...

Are you okay?

Here you are.

Right..

You got this, Tommy.

You got it.

Come on...

That's it.

That's great.

you got out.

You're doing so well, Tommy.

Control your breathing.

In...

2, 3, 4.

Out...

2, 3, 4. That's it.

Try looking up.

All right, it's ok.

I got you.

Try looking down.

Hello!

Hey, there!

- Excuse me, Father...

- F***'s sake!

Jesus Christ!

Who gave you permission to come in here, huh?

At the time you said they would

come looking for my daughter.

- Get out!

- They came last night.

Well they didn't get out, did they?

If you don't mind, f*** it off!

I'm very busy.

Please, I need to know

what you know.

You see their faces?

Tell me about those kids.

You wanna know something?

I will show you.

This is insane.

Alone.

To be safe out at the hospice.

I don't have all day!

He's blind.

Right.

What's his name?

Ask him.

Hey pal... what's your name?

You gonna tell him your name?

His name is Danny.

He's shy with new people.

You, son?

Wait...

Where are we going?

No, no, no, no.

You can't!

Please...

For God's sake, stop the car!

Just stop the f***ing

car, please!

This is where the scums are coming from.

North east tower block.

I need to go back now.

Get out.

What?

- Get out!

- No f***ing way of me to get out.

Get out!

Act like a man!

It's a building, for Christ sake!

Look at it!

I see...

You wanna know why they're after you?

Because you fear them.

You fear them.

They see it.

They can see fear.

Sense it. Smell it.

Otherwise, they mostly blind

of anything else.

- What are you talking about?

- Fear!

that's what they born into attracts them.

To the victims, they thrive on it

and they draw you and your fear..

..they're attracted to,

and consequently Elsa.

Sh*t! Jesus Christ!

Some of them're watching us.

Oh they see you, Tommy.

They see you very

f***ing clearly.

- Please, quick, the door!

- There's more others than before.

This could end before

it's too late.

Before they f*** spread somewhere else.

- Please, quick, the door!

- You're going to help me, Tommy.

- Open the door!

- Will you help me?

How can I help you?

If we open the gas flank on the floors,

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