Robert Eastwood is an innocent, brought up in a world of Born Again Christianity that's taught him to look for signs and to believe evil in waiting just outside the front door. When he goes to school he's shocked to discover that no one else thinks the world was made in 7 days or that Jesus will be returning. Caught between his Mother, who's determined to bring Jesus' love to a dead mining town, and his best friend Marcus who's introduced him to teenage rebellion Robert becomes the centre of a spiritual tug of war as he tries to escape his religious beliefs. It's then that he discovers a dead body in the woods and realises God has sent him a sign. The Devil Outside is a story of everyday madness.
Acting
Noah Carson's fragile, searching performance anchors the unease.
Direction
Hulme's restraint lets horror bloom in empty spaces.
Cinematography
Bleak Northern landscapes that feel spiritually contaminated.
Director
Andrew Hulme
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Andrew Hulme is primarily known as an editor, cutting films like The American and The Imitation Game—explaining the precise, uncomfortable pacing.
The dead mining town setting mirrors the spiritual desolation; Hulme grew up near similar communities in Northern England.
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