Feature Film AFIN 193
THE LAIR
Directed by 
Neil Marshall
AFIN 2023 Winner
- 2023
- 1h 30m
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UK - English
- M/MA
Stills
1 frame
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Synopsis
When Royal Air Force pilot Lt. Kate Sinclair is shot down over Afghanistan, she finds refuge in an abandoned underground bunker where deadly man-made biological weapons - half human, half alien - are awakened.
What makes this one special
- Neil Marshall has been here beforeAlso in the 2020 programme
From the Judges
From the Judges
Pure popcorn pleasure was the reaction here: a horror thrill ride that commits to its own sense of fun and never lets up. The subterranean lair, with all its scientific experimentation, drew real enthusiasm from the panel, as did the sound design and costuming that give that world its texture. Running through it all is a streak of humour and unabashed joy in the playing.
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Fuller cast & crew
Mark Strepan Corp. Kip Wilks 
Hadi Khanjanpour Kabir 
Leon Ockenden Sgt. Oswald Jones 
Harry Taurasi Trooper Vince Hughes 
Adam Bond Pvt. Eddie Serano - Troy Alexander Trooper Dave Bromhead
Kibong Tanji Corp. Jade Lafayette - Mark Arends Pvt. Dwayne Everett
- Alex Morgan WSO Terry Johnson
- Mohsen Hassan Nejad Malik
- Musa Ibrahimov Fahid
- Angela Scudder Kirk Mum
- Luke Bryant Spearhead Operator
Executive Producer
- Phil Rymer
- Samantha Allwinton
- Simon Williams
- Joe Simpson
Arianne Fraser - Reinhard Besser
Delphine Perrier - Sean Wheelan
Production Design
- Mónika Esztán
Director of Photography
- Luke Bryant
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THE LAIR was Winner of Best Feature Film at the AFIN International Film Festival 2023, a Top 100 Best Reviewed and IMDb-qualifying festival.
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