Penda's Fen (1974)
Through a series of real and imagined encounters with angels, demons, and England’s pagan past, a pastor’s son begins to question his religion and politics, and comes to terms with his sexuality.
Genre: Fantasy, Drama, Mystery, Horror
Director: Alan Clarke
Starring: Spencer Banks, John Atkinson, Georgine Anderson, Ron Smerczak, Ian Hogg, Jennie Heslewood, Graham Leaman, Christopher Douglas, John Richmond, Ivor Roberts
Runtime: 88 minutes
ReelRank score: 190 out of 200, from 1 rating.
Grade: C
Reviews
- mud and flame by screenqueeen: HOOPTOBER 8.0 DAY 7 24 DAYS REMAIN This is such an engrossing examination of identity in a world where children are pressured to settle where they lie in their society before a natural identity can…