In one of his darkest roles Richard E. Grant plays an ageing professor obsessed with his star student Polly (Fraser). Polly is trapped in a dead-end job working for intrusive Professor Julius Greengrass (Grant). Her relationship with boyfriend Chapman (Adam Fenton) is falling apart and jealous sister Jimi (Antonia Bernath) rarely leaves her side. When Polly has the chance to escape her nearest and dearest have other ideas. Alone in her flat Polly struggles to keep her grip on reality. Mysterious sounds surround her voices in the darkness whispers of deceit. Polly knows... she's not cuckoo but why won't the noises go away? She turns to the one person she can trust - her boss. But Julius has a dark secret of his own. He wants Polly and he'll do anything to get her. Using oppressive cinematography and a haunting soundtrack from BAFTA nominee Andrew Hewitt writer/director Richard Bracewell whose first film was the acclaimed low-budget comedy The Gigolos carefully builds Polly's world echoing her stressed and anxious state. Expertly played by Fraser we feel Polly's sense of isolation as events unfold around her in this darkly atmospheric and compelling story of deception and intrigue. [show more]
We will publish your review of Cuckoo [Blu-ray] on Blu Ray within a few days as long as it meets our guidelines.
None of your personal details will be passed on to any other third party.
British psychological thriller starring Laura Fraser and Richard E. Grant. Medical researcher Polly (Fraser) feels trapped on all sides by both her job, where she works with obsessive boss Professor Greengrass (Grant) and colleague Simone (Tamsin Greig), and her home life, where she is increasingly distanced from her singer boyfriend Chapman (Adam F.) and struggles to relate to her difficult sister Jimi (Antonia Bernath). When she starts hearing strange noises in her flat, Polly is convinced she is going mad - but are the sounds really just a figment of her imagination?
Richard E. Grant stars as a professor obsessed with his star student, in Richard Bracewell's creepy thriller CUCKOO. As Polly (Laura Fraser) struggles to keep hold of her sanity and cope with her many unraveling relationships, she turns to Professor Julius Greengrass (Grant) for help; little knowing that his intentions are far from honourable.
This site uses cookies.
More details in our privacy policy
