The Living and the Dead

Sep 23 2006 Not Rated 1h 23m
Drama, Horror, Mystery

Lord Donald and Lady Nancy reside in the magnificent but run-down Longleigh House with James, their mentally disabled adult son. Nancy has fallen seriously ill and Donald is preparing to sell the house to raise enough money to pay for an operation. He arranges for the family nurse, Mary, to take care of Nancy while he leaves to tend to the sale. However, James wants to prove to his father that he can look after his mother on his own and decides to lock Mary out of the house. It isn't long before James starts mixing his mother's pills and forgetting to take his own medication, and as the stress of looking after his mother increases, so too does the severity of his own condition.

Official Trailer
Plot

A descent into Hell is triggered when "Ex-Lord" Donald Brocklebank finds that he must leave Longleigh House for London to find a way to pay for the medical treatments for his wife Nancy. Alone, his over-protected, delusional, adult son, James, fancies himself in charge of the manor house with his terminally ill mother, and barricades the two of them into the house for a series of ever more panicked home treatments, mistakenly protecting her from the arrival of Nurse Mary and any outside help.

Written by

Simon Rumley

Directed by

Simon Rumley

Cast

Leo Bill, Roger Lloyd Pack, Kate Fahy

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Giant Films

Languages

English

Awards

10 wins & 3 nominations

Trailers
IN THE LIVING AND THE DEAD - Official Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
2,500
Average Rating
5.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA