HorrorDrama

The Daisy Chain

A grieving couple move to a remote Irish village in the wake of their baby daughter's death. They soon take in an orphaned autistic girl, only to become involved in a series of strange occurrences.

Release Date : 2008-11-09

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : ContentFilm International

Production Country : United KingdomIreland

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Martha Conroy

Original Name : Samantha Morton

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tomas Conroy

Original Name : Steven Mackintosh

Gender : Male

Character Name : Daisy Gahan

Original Name : Mhairi Anderson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sean Cryan

Original Name : David Bradley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cat

Original Name : Eva Birthistle

Gender : Female

Character Name : Shay

Original Name : Brendan McCormack

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eva

Original Name : Zoe Sheridan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Orla Gannon

Original Name : Flora Montgomery

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lucy Gannon (as Orlaith McQueen)

Original Name : Orlaith Macqueen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doctor Ferguson

Original Name : Ron Donachie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jenny Gahan

Original Name : Valerie O'Connor

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jim Gahan

Original Name : Patrick Moy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sergeant Riley

Original Name : Barry Barnes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Trish Carter

Original Name : Maire Hastings

Gender : Male

Character Name : Matt Brennan

Original Name : Gary Murphy

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

They are saying she’s a Faerie Changeling. The Daisy Chain is directed by Aisling Walsh and stars Samantha Morton, Steven Mackintosh, Mhairi Anderson and David Bradley. Grieving over the loss of their first child to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, newly pregnant couple Martha and Tomas decide to leave England and live on the Irish coast. They settle in quickly and things seem to be going well, but when their neighbours house burns down, leaving young Daisy an orphan, Martha and Tomas decide to foster care for Daisy in spite of her being a little different and introverted. Soon enough bad things seem to befall people who come into contact with Daisy, leading to the locals to suspect she may be something terrible from Irish folklore. Ok! There’s some pretty venomous reviews of this out there in internet land, but really it’s a very well constructed creeper that’s not without intelligence. Firstly it needs to be noted that this is not a horror film as such, anyone searching for a scare fest or Omen like shocks are in for the biggest of disappointments. Secondly, taking some time out to read something about the legends of Faerie Changeling’s will significantly improve your viewing experience. Walsh’s movie firmly deals in the realm of superstitious legend, adds in a heart aching strand involving surrogacy via grief, and then lets it play out in ethereal beats till the chilling conclusion is reached. Morton and young Anderson are superb, the former stoic of motherly instincts but still emotionally cracked underneath, the latter a pallid and unnerving presence that haunts the picture even without much dialogue. The photography around the coastal hillside location is stripped back for realism purpose, it may be beautiful terrain, but there’s a greyness hanging in the air, suitably so as well. The musical score is a touch irritating, and Walsh is guilty of over doing the slow burn approach, but this definitely has more going for it than has previously been said. Not one to rush out and buy for sure, but certainly worthy of TV time on proviso you understand the Faerie thematics at work first. 7/10