Citadel (2012)

Horror movies with innocent little kids or babies always make me more jumpy than I normally would be while watching them. Maybe it's because I'm the oldest sibling so I can empathize with the character's who are trying to protect the little kids? Whatever the reason is, I found myself jumpy while watching the film "Citadel" and kept saying to myself "get the baby!". "Citadel" is a truly effective low budget horror film about a very young father who suffers from extreme agoraphobia who is trying to raise and protect his nine-month old daughter in a very run down, failed "projects" in Glasgow, Ireland. The cast is minimal, the city streets are empty, and the film is full of dread throughout. 

Tommy and his pregnant wife live in a condemned old apartment building. One day while moving out (I think), Tommy's wife Joanne is attacked by a group of hooded teens. By the time he is able to get to her, she is unconscious and has a syringe sticking out of her. She is rushed to the hospital where she falls into a coma, but not before giving birth to a healthy baby girl. Tommy and his daughter Elsa, live in cheap housing near-by so Tommy can visit Joanne and so he can receive help for an extreme case of agoraphobia that he developed after witnessing the attack. After nine months, Joanne is finally taken off life support. At her funeral, a foul mouth priest warns Tommy that the gang will be back for his daughter, and the warning rings true. Tommy finds solstice and help from the clinics nurse, but she too falls victim to the murderous gang. Tommy is forced to help the Priest after the teens take his daughter, having to go into the apartment building once again with plans to blow it up and rescue Elsa.