Isolation (2005)

"Isolation" is one of the creepier films I have seen in the past few years. The atmosphere of the film is dark and foreboding, with the characters trapped on a secluded farm in rural Ireland. Maybe its because there are only a few actors who don't try to hog the screen more than they're needed? Maybe it's because the location of the film takes place on a large, empty, decrepit cattle farm? Whatever the reason, the film is effectively creepy and original.


Dan is the owner of a rundown, rural cattle farm in rural Ireland. He has an agreement with a bio-genetic company and is allowing them to use some of his cattle as test subjects. Something went terribly wrong with the pregnant cow that was being tested on and Dan is forced to pull the calf from the mother before it kills her. Orla, a local veterinarian, performs an autopsy on the calf after they are forced to kill it and discovers that is has six mutated embryos inside it. One of the embryos is still alive and escapes unnoticed. The lead doctor from the bio-genetic company comes to the farm and realizes that everyone on the farm, including two young adults hiding form their families, are now trapped on the farm until they find and destroy the quickly growing, extremely dangerous creature.