Cherry Tree (film)

Cherry Tree is a 2015 British-Irish mystery horror film directed by David Keating and written by Brendan McCarthy. The film was produced by Brendan McCarthy and John McDonnell and stars Naomi Battrick, Patrick Gibson, Sam Hazeldine, Elva Trill and Anna Walton. The film's art director was Til Frohlich. The film premiered at the 2015 Fantasia International Film Festival.[1]

Cherry Tree
Film poster
Directed byDavid Keating
Written byBrendan McCarthy
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyEleanor Bowman
Edited byJohn Walters
Music byJohn Gerard Walsh
Production
companies
Distributed byDark Sky Films
Release date
Running time
90 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Ireland
LanguageEnglish

Plot

With her father nearing death, Faith's world is turned upside down. When a new inhabitant, Sissy Young settles in next door, Faith is eager to meet her and become friends. A woman with a compassionate spirit, Sissy becomes more like a mother to her. Faith isn't aware though, that Sissy is the head of an ancient witches' coven that uses the fruit of an old cherry tree in a secret ritual that heals the dying and resurrects the dead.

Sissy offers Faith to cure her father in exchange for a child. That is, her father will be healed but she must bear a child first. A bargain deal according to Faith, she doesn't realize how soon she becomes pregnant and that her belly grows at an alarming rate. The due date for the birth is set, and as she becomes more aware of Sissy's plans for humanity control, Faith and her father must protect each other in order to save their lives.

Cast
  • Anna Walton as Sissy Young
  • Naomi Battrick as Faith Maguire
  • Sam Hazeldine as Sean Maguire
  • Elva Trill as Amy
  • Leah McNamara as Caroline St. John
  • Valerie O'Connor as Claire
  • Caoilfhionn McDonnell as Dr. Slater
  • Caroline Murphy as Mrs. Fincher
  • Minnie Phipps as Jennifer Engels
  • Eadaoin O'Donoghue as Jill Hunt
  • Alisha Kelly as Sally
  • Daniel Russell as Bobby
  • David Cummins as Billy
  • Christopher Donovan as Faith's son
  • Oisin Quinn as Faith's baby
  • Sean Casey as coven
  • Dean Coady as coven
  • Nadia Hartigan as coven
  • Katie Murphy as coven

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 8% based on 12 critics, with an average rating of 3.5/10.[2]

Nick Schager of The Village Voice wrote "This ungainly B movie makes virtually no sense in terms of either mythology or basic plotting".[3]

References
  1. "Fantasia International Film Festival" (PDF). Ubisoft. p. 117. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  2. "Cherry Tree". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  3. Schager, Nick (5 January 2016). "British Satanists Run Amok in Uneven Fright Flick 'Cherry Tree'". The Village Voice. Retrieved 4 November 2021.


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