Grabbers

United Kingdom, Ireland, 2012

Director: Jon Wright; screenplay: Kevin Lehane; cinematography: Trevor Forrest; editing: Matt Platts-Mills; production design: Tom McCullagh; visual effects: Paddy Eason; special effects: Shaune Harrison; costumes: Hazel Webb-Crozier, Eimer Nì Mhaoldomhnaigh; music: Christian Henson; casting: Kelly Valentine Hendry, Victor Jenkins; producers: Tracy Brimm, Kate Myers, Martina Niland, Eduardo Levy, James Martin, Piers Tempest; production companies: Forward Films, Samson Films, High Treason Productions; Irish location: Co. Donegal; running time: 93’

Cast: Richard Coyle, Ruth Bradley, Russell Tovey, David Pearse, Bronagh Gallagher, Lalor Roddy, Stuart Graham

 

Synopsis

On Erin Island, an idyllic fishing village off the coast of Ireland, charming but somewhat work-shy Ciaran O’Shea is tasked with greeting Lisa Nolan, a straight-laced young officer who has arrived from the mainland. Not that there is much for them to do, aside from dealing with the occasional drunk, and that’s usually O’Shea himself. But strange doings are afoot; the crew of a fishing boat disappears, whales start appearing dead on the shore, a local lobsterman catches a strange tentacled creature in his trap. Soon it becomes clear to O’Shea and Nolan that there’s something big out there, and that it’s hungry. It’s time to rally the villagers,arm the troops… and head to the pub.‘A romantic but surprisingly scary monster movie, which is already a hit in Irish and British cinemas.