
The Watchers(2024)
A young artist gets stranded in an extensive, immaculate forest in western Ireland, where, after finding shelter, she becomes trapped alongside three strangers, stalked by mysterious creatures each night.


“Break a promise. Pay the price.”
Londoners Maya and Jamie escape their urban nightmare to the tranquility of rural Ireland only to discover malevolent, murderous goblins lurking in the gnarled, ancient wood at the foot of their new garden. When heavily pregnant Maya’s relationship with a local family turns sour, who – or what – will come to her rescue and to what extremes will she go to protect her unborn child?

Hannah John-Kamen
Maya

Douglas Booth
Jamie
Jamie Lee O'Donnell
Aisling Whelan

Chris Walley
Killian Whelan

Kristian Nairn
Eoin Whelan

Colm Meaney
Colm “Daddy” Whelan

Niamh Cusack
Niamh

Lalor Roddy
Rory

Finbar Lynch
Father Brendan

Bradley Turner
Hoodie Leader
Unwelcome is a horror, fantasy film released in 2023 exploring themes of country house, forest, murder, inheritance, ireland, dog. Directed by Jon Wright, it stars Hannah John-Kamen, Douglas Booth, Jamie Lee O'Donnell. Londoners Maya and Jamie escape their urban nightmare to the tranquility of rural Ireland only to discover malevolent, murderous goblins lurking in the gnarled, ancient wood at the foot of their new garden. When heavily pregnant Maya’s relationship with a local family turns sour, who – or what – will come to her rescue and to what extremes will she go to protect her unborn child?
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