Isolation (2005)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Billy O'Brien

Writer:

Billy O'Brien (writer)

Release Date:

7 June 2006 (France)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

A horror film set on a lonely farm in rural Ireland

Plot:

On a remote Irish farm, five people become unwilling participants in an experiment that goes nightmarishly wrong.

Plot Keywords:

Farm | Cow | Calf | Fetus | Intestines

Awards:

9 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Essie Davis	...	Orla
Sean Harris	...	Jamie
Marcel Iures	...	John
Crispin Letts	...	Doctor
John Lynch	...	Dan
Ruth Negga	...	Mary
Stanley Townsend	...	Garda Hourigan

MPAA:

Rated R for violence/gore, language and a scene of sexuality.

Runtime:

Canada:95 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

UK | Ireland

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Ireland:16 | France:-12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Germany:18 (DVD) | Portugal:M/16 | Greece:K-13

Filming Locations:

County Wicklow, Ireland

Company:

Film Four

Movie Connections:

References The Tale of the Rat That Wrote (1999)

Soundtrack:

I'm Going To Make You Love Me

Creepy and Gruesome Version of Alien in an Irish Farm

The broken farmer Dan (John Lynch) rents his farm for the scientist John (Marcel Iures) from the Bovine Genetics Technology that is researching genetic modifications of cattle to increase its fertilization. The veterinarian Orla (Essie Davis) is bitten by the calf while helping the cow to deliver, and she feels that something went wrong with the experiment. During the night, the cow has a narrow passage for the calf, and Dan asks the young couple Jamie (Sean Harris) and Mary (Ruth Negga) that is parked in a trailer in front of his farm's entrance to help him in the delivery. When the offspring is born, it bites Dan; Orla arrives later and realizes that it is a genetic anomaly and she sacrifices the calf. During the autopsy of the animal, she discovers that the fetus is pregnant and she destroys the freak hybrids. However, one of them escapes and attacks a cow first and Jamie later. When John arrives in the farm, he discovers that there is the danger of infection of human beings and decides to quarantine the spot. But one offspring is alive and need to be captured.

"Isolation" is a creepy and gruesome version of Alien in an Irish farm. The cinematography is very dark like the story that is simple but works, and the locations are indeed repugnant. But the direction and the cast make the difference with excellent work highlighting the always excellent John Lynch. The special effects are great and the open conclusion gives a perfect ending to this movie. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Quarentena" ("Quarantine")