The Wicker Tree
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| Directed by | Robin Hardy |
| Produced by |
Peter Snell Peter Watson Wood Alastair Gourlay |
| Written by | Robin Hardy |
| Based on |
Cowboys for Christ by Robin Hardy |
| Starring |
Christopher Lee Graham McTavish Jacqueline Leonard Henry Garrett Honeysuckle Weeks Clive Russell Brittania Nicol |
| Music by |
John Scott Keith Easdale |
| Cinematography | Jan Pester |
| Edited by | Sean Barton Ray Lau |
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| Distributed by | British Lion Films |
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90 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $7.75 million |
The Wicker Tree is a 2011 horror film written and directed by British filmmaker Robin Hardy. The film contains many direct parallels and allusions to the 1973 film The Wicker Man, which was also directed by Hardy.The Wicker Tree is neither a sequel nor a remake, but is intended as a companion piece which explores the same themes. It is the second part of The Wicker Man Trilogy. The film premiered at the Fantasia Festival in Montreal, Canada, July 2011 and was released on Blu-ray in the UK on 30 April 2012.
Beth is a successful pop singer and a devout evangelical Christian from Texas, United States. She was formerly a worldly pop singer, but later became focused on Christian pop music after becoming born-again. She and her fiance Steve both wear purity rings, and belong to a group known as the "Cowboys for Christ", who travel to "heathen areas" of the world to preach Christianity. The Reverend Moriarty (James Mapes) sends them off to travel to Glasgow, Scotland, hoping to save some souls once there. However, they are shocked when they receive a very negative reception, Beth even being set upon by a large dog.
After performing a concert at a local cathedral, the duo are approached by Sir Lachlan Morrison and his wife Delia, the laird of the small village of Tressock in the Scottish Lowlands. They invite Beth and Steve to come back with them to preach, but intend them for a more central part in Tressock's May Day celebration.
The villagers of Tressock have become infertile due to the construction of a nuclear power plant ran by Sir Lachlan. While riding a horse, Steve encounters Lolly, a female villager, bathing naked in a spring. They have sex on the banks of the spring. Steve begins to regret his actions, and wants to return home. During a flashback Sir Lachlan remembers a mentor from his youth (Christopher Lee).
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