Eden Lake

For other uses, see Eden Lake (disambiguation).

Eden Lake
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJames Watkins
Written byJames Watkins
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyChristopher Ross
Edited byJon Harris
Music byDavid Julyan
Production
companies
Distributed byOptimum Releasing
Release dates
  • 12 August 2008 (2008-08-12) (Fantasy Filmfest)
  • 12 September 2008 (2008-09-12) (United Kingdom)
Running time
91 minutes[2]
Countries
  • United Kingdom[1]
  • Cayman Islands[1]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2 million[3]
Box office$3.9–4.3 million[4][3]

Eden Lake is a 2008 British horror-thriller[5] film written and directed by James Watkins in his directorial debut. The film stars Kelly Reilly, Michael Fassbender, Jack O'Connell, James Gandhi, Thomas Turgoose, Bronson Webb, Shaun Dooley, and Finn Atkins.[6][7] Its plot follows a young couple spending a day at a remote lake, only to be confronted and hunted by a group of hostile youths.

Eden Lake premiered at the Fantasy Filmfest on 12 August 2008 and was released in the United Kingdom by Optimum Releasing on 12 September 2008. It is among a group of roughly contemporaneous films that deal with moral panic over "Broken Britain" and "hoodies". Some of the close up scenes were filmed at Frensham Small Pond.[8]

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  2. ^ "Eden Lake (18)". British Board of Film Classification. 5 June 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Eden Lake (2008)". The Numbers. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Eden Lake (2008)". Box Office Mojo. 6 November 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Eden Lake (2008) - James Watkins | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
  6. ^ "Horror Movie News | Exclusive Interview with the Director of 'Eden Lake' | ESplatter.com | The Guide to Horror Movies". ESplatter.com. 13 January 2009. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  7. ^ "Interview Eden Lake: Writer-Director James Watkins". Bloody Disgusting. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  8. ^ "Not such a green and pleasant land after all..." The Independent. 28 November 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2020.