A Field in England

2014 "Open Up And Let The Devil In"
6.2| 1h30m| NR| en
Details

During the Civil War in 17th-Century England, a small group of deserters flee from a raging battle through an overgrown field. They are captured by an alchemist, who forces the group to aid him in his search to find a hidden treasure that he believes is buried in the field. Crossing a vast mushroom circle, which provides their first meal, the group quickly descend into a chaos of arguments, fighting and paranoia, and, as it becomes clear that the treasure might be something other than gold, they slowly become victim to the terrifying energies trapped inside the field.

Director

Producted By

Film4 Productions

AD
AD

Watch Free for 30 Days

Stream on any device, 30-day free trial Watch Now

Trailers & Clips

Reviews

Actuakers One of my all time favorites.
Sexyloutak Absolutely the worst movie.
Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
Portia Hilton Blistering performances.
cultfilm-89740 Such an amazing film, the dream like nature of the ending. Truly loved it.
nlamalindblom A Field in England is Directed by Ben Wheatley and is about four deserters in the English Civil War being forced to look for a treasure in a field by an alchemist.Ben Wheatley's Movies have always been out there and strange and A Field in England is not any different. The film manages transport us to the English Civil War with authentic dialogue and monochrome cinematography that is beautiful and really adds to film's psychedelic atmosphere. The acting is great as they all manage to dig into their character's insanity. The sound editing/mixing is very unique and is realistic with explosions and gunshots being really loud and certain sequences having a really unique sound that I've only heard in this film, the soundtrack also is really good and fits the movie.However the film's main problem is its execution. I don't think the film is meaningless unlike a lot of other people, I just think that a lot of the scenes have no meaning. The film has a central theme but it doesn't use these strange sequences to expand on it, they just make the movie weirder and make it feel more pretentious (plus there are a lot of these scenes in the movie so it makes it a bigger problem), also some of the dialogue at the end of the movie is kind of meaningless and just sounds philosophical for no reason.Overall, the movie is a strange and unique experience, but it could've used its strangeness the further its themes 6/10
mtgndz This film is one of my best according to my special sense... When I saw it first time, I felt something ... something good... but what is it?? I saw three men. I saw one field. I saw sense of human. Think. Think.Yess. I see just one thing "Plato ...The Republic". "three" men was in "one" field with "one" Republic. Republic with truth, knowledge in the field with the existence human! Time? forget it. Field means time. Field means land. So go ahead. To declare your republic, you need three piece. Do not look only stars in the sky. Note: Sorry for my bad English..
trickpixel A pop song is such as where anybody and everybody can get the gist of the beat, the hook and the catch within seconds. Accessibility is key. Metaphorically, this is not a pop song. Rather this is something original and strategically and thoughtfully created despite minimal resources used. Made from a shoe string budget of £300,000 this is a film that in itself is a mushroom trip. If anyone's taken psychedelic mushrooms before, you know that one possible consequence of the evening is that things would occur in repetitive circular cycles. Repeating the same sequence of events over and over unknowingly. This movie feels like a mushroom trip. Shot in black and white, it spirals in and out of control, much like a trip. I watched this solely because Ben Wheatley directed this and I thought Kill List was a pretty damn good, an amazing attempt at something original and cool. Go watch that movie. then take special "mushrooms" and watch this.