The Hide

6.1 / 10

(9 votes)

On the windswept Suffolk mudflats creaks a bird-hide, inside which hovers Roy Tunt, a prematurely aged, mildly obsessive-compulsive birder. With one more sighting - the elusive sociable plover - he will have 'twitched' the entire British List. Tunt has his shortwave radio, packed-lunch and a portrait of his ex-wife Sandra for company. Suddenly, in the midst of a conversation with Sandra's portrait, the hide door blows open and a bedraggled stranger - unshaven, edgy and bloodied introduces himself as Dave John, a fugitive from the storm. After a tense introduction, the two men discover that they have a good deal in common, sharing sandwiches, tea and personal exchanges which are frank, poignant and often funny. As the two men begin to form a close bond news of a police manhunt sets them both on edge driving their fragile relationship to a tragic conclusion.

Country:

United Kingdom

Genre:

Horror,

Thriller

Duration:

82 minutes

Year:

2008

Director:

Marek Losey

Cast:
Alex MacQueen

Roy Tunt

Phil Campbell

Dave John

Laura Hopwood

Howard Ward

Crew:
Marek Losey

Director

George Richmond

Director of Photography

Tim Whitnall

Screenplay

Christopher Granier-Deferre

Producer

John Schwab

Producer