Penda's Fen

Penda's Fen

1h 28m 7.5/10

Overview

Through a series of real and imagined encounters with angels, demons, and England's pagan past, a pastor's son begins to question his religion and politics, and comes to terms with his sexuality.

Director

Alan Clarke

Top Billed Cast

Ron Smerczak

Ron Smerczak

Joel

Ian Hogg

Ian Hogg

Arne

Georgine Anderson

Mrs. Franklin

Jennie Heslewood

Mrs. Arne

John Atkinson

Reverend J. Franklin

Spencer Banks

Spencer Banks

Stephen Franklin

Reviews

Wiccaburr

Wiccaburr

9/28/2020

7/10

This tv movie/play definitely hit on topics among religion and politics with a sprinkling of "becoming a man" mixed in there. Definitely sets the date of this movie quite a bit but some of the talk of religion is still out there. Then we get to King Penda, he is a creepy little thing. I love it. Just giving you that night terror realness in that one scene. This can be a bit of a slow pace in this very British horror (psychological horror maybe?) which many might not find entertaining or interesting. I dig the tone and camera work in this film.

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