How Long Is “A Field in England”?

Michael Smiley and Reece Shearsmith star in this psychedelic trip into magic and madness from Ben Wheatley, award-winning director of Down Terrace, Kill List and Sightseers. During the English Civil War, a small group of deserters, including the lacemaker and alchemist's assistant, Whitehead flee from a raging battle through an overgrown field. They are captured by two men: O'Neil and Cutler. O'Neil, an alchemist himself, forces the group to aid him in search to find a hidden treasure that he believes is buried in the field. Crossing a vast mushroom circle, which provided their first meal, the group quickly descend into a chaos of arguments, fighting and paranoia; as it becomes clear that the treasure might be something other than gold, they slowly become victim to the terrifying energies trapped inside the field. Also starring Julian Barratt, Peter Ferdinando and Richard Glover. Shot in black and white. A Film4.0 production. This was the first UK film to be simultaneously released in the cinema, on DVD, via video-on-demand and on television.