The Unkindness of Ravens is a 2016 British horror film directed by Lawrie Brewster and starring Jamie Scott Gordon as a veteran that comes face to face with demonic ravens. The film had its world premiere on 27 August 2016 at the London FrightFest Film Festival. Prior to its release the horror website Bloody Disgusting marked The Unkindness of Ravens as one of their 10 Must-See Independent Horror Films of 2016 .

In November 2015 Brewster released a promotional video showing people dressed in raven costumes from the film pranking walkers and sightseers in Scotland.

Synopsis

Andrew (Jamie Scott Gordon) is a homeless war veteran that has been experiencing terrifying flashbacks of his time in the Army, flashbacks that contain visions of imposing raven-like creatures. These flashbacks are so intimidating that Andrew has developed a phobia of ravens and as a result he travels to a retreat in the Scottish Highlands to come to terms with his past and his fears. However he soon discovers that this is easier said than done, as this move will bring him face to face with a supernatural force known only as the Raven Warriors.

Cast

• Jamie Scott Gordon as Andrew
• Derek McIlhatton as Pte Mcilhatton
• Dougie Clark as Lee
• Amanda Gilliland as Angela
• Mark Hunter as Pte Hunter
• D.T. Wilson as Hostage
• Ross Campbell as Rebel Soldier
• Farooqi Muskwati as Rebel Commander
• Raphael Zanders-McNeil as Rebel Soldier
• Jamie Harrison-Grundy as Rebel Soldier
• Benjamin Ferguson as Lost Soul
• David Izatt as Lost Soul
• Craig J. Seath as Lost Soul
• Michael Brewster as The Ravens Are Coming Lost Soul
• David Ross as Lost Soul

Development

While developing the film Daly and Brewster were inspired by figures from Norse and Celtic mythology such as the Valkyries and The Morrígan. Filming took place during 2014 in Fife, Edinburgh, and Perthshire, and moved into post-production in 2015. To help with costs, Brewster opened a crowdfunding campaign through Kickstarter, with the goal to raise £40,000. The campaign was successful and marked the first Scottish crowdfunding campaign to raise such a large amount of money and the highest funded British horror film on Kickstarter.

Reception

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Horror film critic Kim Newman reviewed The Unkindness of Ravens, writing that it was a demanding, complicated film which might well require repeat viewings to parse fully – but this team are doing something interesting and unusual at a budget level where it would be easier to turn out a standard slasher-in-the-woods. SciFiNow also wrote a review, commenting that the film had its flaws but that there was a lot to admire here and praised its impressive visuals bolstered by a fantastic lead performance .

Year	2016
ReleaseDate	2016-10-07
RuntimeMins	85
RuntimeStr	1h 25min
Plot	A homeless veteran battles to survive against his demons in the remote Highlands of Scotland
Awards	Awards, 1 nomination
Directors	Lawrie Brewster
Writers	Sarah Daly
Stars	Michael Brewster, Ross Campbell, Leon Carrington
Produced by	Scott J. Anderson,Lawrie Brewster,Kyle Curry,Sultan Saeed Al Darmaki,Zeke Hanson,David Izatt,Eileen Reeder,Morten Wisting
Music by	Joseph Ruddleston
Cinematography by	Michael Brewster,Gavin Robertson
Film Editing by	Lawrie Brewster
Makeup Department	Kat Morgan,Hayley Tinline
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director	Gavin Hugh
Sound Department	Paul Brewster,Sarah Daly,Andy McDonald,David Ross
Special Effects by	Kat Morgan,Keith Robson,Hayley Tinline
Visual Effects by	Michael Brewster
Stunts	Keith Robson
Camera and Electrical Department	Michael Brewster,David Cruikshanks,Stuart Gilmartin,Stuart Mackenzie,Farooqi Muskwati,Gavin Robertson,Keith Robson
Additional Crew	Neil Cooper
Thanks	Johann Ingi Albertsson,Stuart Ashen,Bernadette Binder,Neil Cooper,Joe Green,Audrey Jarrell,Donald Langley,Brady Lemos,Mary McCammon,Pam McConnell,Rod Meek,Micah,Kevin Paish,Tyson Poe,Mike Redman,Ricky Stephenson,William Stevenson,Nathaniel Stoppelman,David Strege,Trevor,Marco von Moss,Elbert D. Wall,David Waters,Ian Weiss
Genres	Drama, Horror
Companies	3rd Monkey Productions, Dark Dunes Productions, Hex Media
Countries	UK
Languages	English
ImDbRating	5
ImDbRatingVotes	365
Keywords	folk horror