The Village
The Village (marketed as M. Night Shyamalan's The Village) is a 2004 American period thriller film written, produced, and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. It stars Bryce Dallas Howard, Joaquin Phoenix, Adrien Brody, William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver, and Brendan Gleeson. The film is about a village whose population lives in fear of creatures inhabiting the woods beyond it, referred to as "Those We Don't Speak Of."
Plot
In 19th-century Pennsylvania, a small, remote village lives in fear of nameless humanoid-creatures that inhabit the surrounding woods. Staffed watchtowers and tall poles with oil lamps line the village perimeter for protection. Also, the color red is banned, as it attracts the creatures.
More details
| author | M. Night Shyamalan |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Pennsylvania |
| director | M. Night Shyamalan |
| editor | Christopher Tellefsen |
| events | forbidden forest social experiment social isolation |
| genre | thriller |
| keywords | 21st century ban blind build developmental disability fall grief counseling grieving parents kill learn locked in medical supplies no-fly zone oil lamp one night park ranger remote village stalk the color red visual impairment walker wildlife preserve warn widowed mother wildlife preserve wildlife reserve young man |
| musicBy | James Newton Howard |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Original Score |
| producer | M. Night Shyamalan Sam Mercer Scott Rudin |
| productionCompany | AFI Catalog of Feature Films Blinding Edge Pictures Scott Rudin Productions The Numbers Touchstone Pictures |
| publisher | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
| recordedAt | Delaware New Jersey |