A storm-lashed Scottish siege horror in which a silent stranger walks out of the crashing sea and into a small-town police station, turning its cells into a confessional lit by hellfire.
Let Us Prey
"Darkness Shall Rise"
17 April 2014
Ireland
92 min
5.7
(377)
Director: Brian O'Malley
Cast: Liam Cunningham, Niall Greig Fulton, Pollyanna McIntosh, Douglas Russell, Bryan Larkin
Thriller
Horror
Sin and Divine Judgment
Corruption of Authority
Hidden Pasts and Buried Secrets
Witnessing vs. Causing Evil
Isolation and Siege
Let Us Prey — Movie Quotes
Memorable Quotes
And now it's a pale fucking horse.
Context
Six says it in reply to a remark that this is a one-horse town.
Meaning
A darkly funny reference to Revelation's Pale Horse, whose rider is Death. It is one of the clearest hints about what Six really is.
People like to blame me, but I'm just a witness. The things that I see would make angels weep.
Context
Six explains his role as the station's secrets start to come out.
Meaning
This is the film's main statement of theme: evil lives in humans, and Six only observes and records it.
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