Eden Lake

Eden Lake is a 2008 British horror thriller film written and directed by James Watkins in his directorial debut, and starring Kelly Reilly, Michael Fassbender and Jack O'Connell. The plot follows a young couple spending their romantic weekend at a remote lake, where they are confronted and hunted by a group of hostile youths.

For other uses, see Eden Lake (disambiguation).

Eden Lake
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJames Watkins
Written byJames Watkins
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyChristopher Ross
Edited byJon Harris
Music byDavid Julyan
Production
companies
  • Rollercoaster Films
  • Aramid Entertainment Fund
Distributed byOptimum Releasing
Release dates
  • 15 May 2008 (2008-05-15) (Cannes)
  • 12 September 2008 (2008-09-12) (United Kingdom)
Running time
91 minutes
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • Cayman Islands
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2 million
Box office$3.9–4.3 million

It is among a group of roughly contemporaneous films that deal with concerns over "Broken Britain" and a fear of "hoodies". Some of the close up scenes were filmed at Frensham Small Pond.

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