The Cleansing
2019·United Kingdom·97 min.
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Set in a small isolated village in 14th century Wales, Alice is a sixteen year old girl who is accused of being a witch and causing the plague that has ravaged the village, taking the lives of many, including Alice's own father. When it is revealed that Alice has been hiding her mother's infection, she is forced to watch The Cleanser, an ominous masked figure, brutally dispatch her mother. The town preacher and de-facto leader Tom has eyes for Alice, and subjects her to five torturous trials after she spurns his advances.
DirectorAntony Smith
ScreenwriterDavid Shillitoe
MusicShaun Moseley
CinematographyAndrew Lewis
CastLuke Bailey·Rebecca Acock·Rhys Meredith·Simon Pengelly·Simon Nehan·Sean Carlsen·Abbie Hirst·Richard Burman·Christopher Vowles·Timmy Hodgson
Original titleThe Cleansing