Citadel

Citadel

Citadel

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Citadel

"They see your fear!"

2012

1h 25m

5.4(168 votes)

Drama

Horror

Thriller

Overview

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 Companies

Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland

Sigma Films

Keeper Pictures

Videos & Trailers

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Cast & Crew

10 members

Acting

James Cosmo

Priest

James Cosmo

Acting

Aneurin Barnard

Tommy

Aneurin Barnard

Acting

Amy Shiels

Joanne

Amy Shiels

Acting

Wunmi Mosaku

Marie

Wunmi Mosaku

Acting

Jake Wilson

Danny

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Acting

Ian Hanmore

Council Office Clerk

Ian Hanmore

Acting

Ingrid Craigie

Dr. Kelly

Ingrid Craigie

Acting

Chris Hegarty

Feral Child

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Pete Murphy

Paramedic

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Matthew Workman

Feral Child Chained

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