Shane Meadows is one of the best directors you don’t know. Working primarily in the UK’s indie scene, he has made some excellent films such as the dark and gritty Dead Man’s Shoes, and the touching This is England and Somers Town (out this month in the US). And in this year’s Edinburgh Film Festival Meadows confirmed his next picture, entitled Beware the Devil. Based on a true story, the film will depict a sceptic who investigated the world of Ouija boards, only to be possessed, exorcised, and finally became an exorcist himself.
If Meadows plays it right, this could be an unnerving yet fascinating exploration of the divide between the mysteries of the “spiritual” and the cold, hard reality that we all know. The last film to do so was probably The Exorcist.
We won’t see or hear much about Beware the Devil until next year, sadly. At the moment, Meadows is busy promoting his latest film le Donk and Scor-zay-zee. Starring Meadows himself and Paddy Considine, it’s a no-budget mockumentary that was shot in five days (a ridiculously short time considering most films take weeks, if not months, of shooting) and will go on DVD release later this year.
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