The Children

The Children

6.1IMDb Score
Released:2008-12-05
Duration:84 min
Director:Tom Shankland
Actors:Eva Birthistle, Hannah Tointon, Stephen Campbell Moore, Rachel Shelley, Jeremy Sheffield
Production:Aramid Entertainment, Barnsnape Films, BBC Film, Vertigo Entertainment, Screen West Midlands

Overview:

A relaxing Christmas vacation turns into a terrifying fight for survival as the children begin to turn on their parents.

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