The Power is a 2021 British horror film written and directed by Corinna Faith and starring Rose Williams, Emma Rigby, Shakira Rahman, Charlie Carrick and Diveen Henry.
| The Power | |
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 Promotional poster for the film | |
| Directed by | Corinna Faith |
| Written by | Corinna Faith |
| Produced by | Rob Watson & Matthew James Wilkinson |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Laura Bellingham |
| Edited by | Tommy Boulding & Rebecca Lloyd |
| Music by | Elizabeth Bernholz & Max De Wardener |
Production company | Air Street Films & Stigma Films |
| Distributed by | Shudder |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
In early 1970s London, a nurse in training spends her first night at the East London Royal Infirmary during power outages caused by a miners' strike. In the near-total darkness of the old hospital, she is haunted by a supernatural presence, and by her own troubled past growing up in an orphanage.[1]
Cast
- Rose Williams as Valerie / Val
- Emma Rigby as Babara / Babs
- Diveen Henry as Matron
- Charlie Carrick as Franklyn
- Shakira Rahman as Saba
- Gbemisola Ikumelo as Comfort
- Theo Barklem-Biggs as Neville
Release
The Power was released on streaming service Shudder on April 8, 2021, in North America, the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.[2]
Reception
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 84% based on 55 reviews. The website's critics consensus reads: "A supernatural horror story grounded in real-world trauma, The Power marks writer-director Corinna Faith as an emerging talent to watch."[3] Williams' performance in the film received praise.[4] Simon Abrams for RogerEbert.com gave a mostly negative review, writing "Val needs to be more than just a generic symbol of right-minded martyrdom, and she’s never allowed to become more than that. The circumstances of her suffering are too slight to register, making it hard to feel anything for Val beyond a general sympathy."[5]
