A rhubarb farmer loses his mind in 15 minutes of pure British dread.
Rhubarb farmer Harry Bamford spent his working life growing and perfecting his prize-winning crop. Now, long retired and under the care of his struggling wife Joyce, Harry begins to experience vivid and disturbing hallucinations.
Acting
Phil Davis's trembling hands do more than most Oscar speeches.
Direction
Boyle makes rhubarb genuinely menacing. That's craft.
Director
Steven Boyle
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in the actual Rhubarb Triangle of West Yorkshire, where forced rhubarb grows in complete darkness—Boyle apparently couldn't resist the metaphor.
Part of a wave of British 'pensioner horror' shorts exploring aged care crises through genre, following 2022's The Sparrow.
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