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Martin's Close (2019)
Director: Mark Gatiss
Cast: Peter Capaldi, Elliot Levey, Wilf Scolding, Sara Crowe
5.9Runtime30 min
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A young squire accused of murdering a young girl that did not return his feelings of love reveals a supernatural secret at his trial.
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Martin's Close (2019), a horror TV movie directed by Mark Gatiss, has received mixed reviews from critics. The film follows a young squire accused of murdering a girl who did not return his affections, and reveals a supernatural secret at his trial. While the film has a relatively low IMDb rating of 5.9/10, indicating a lukewarm audience reception, it provides a Gothic take on a classic ghost story.
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Directed by the acclaimed Mark Gatiss, this 2019 horror TV movie 'Martin's Close' offers a chilling supernatural mystery that will captivate fans of gothic storytelling and the talented actor Peter Capaldi's compelling performance as the young squire at the center of the tale.
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Martin's Close is a short film which is part of the British supernatural anthology series A Ghost Story for Christmas. Produced by Isibeal Ballance and written and directed by Mark Gatiss, it is based on the ghost story of the same name by M. R. James, first published in the collection More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (1911), and first aired on BBC Two on 24 December 2019.
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