IFC Films has released a new trailer for The Rule of Jenny Pen, writer-director James Ashcroft’s adaptation of Owen Marshall’s short story of the same name.
The horror thriller stars Geoffrey Rush as Stefan, a former judge who moves into a retirement home following a stoke which left him partially paralyzed, where he quickly finds himself in conflict with the seemingly mild-mannered Dave (John Lithgow), who secretly uses his dementia doll as an instrument of cruelty against the other residents, with deadly consequences. Watch the trailer below…
Arrogant Judge Stefan Mortensen (Rush) suffers a near-fatal stroke, leaving him partially paralyzed and confined to a retirement home. Resistant to the staff and distant from his friendly roommate, Mortensen soon clashes with seemingly gentle resident Dave Crealy (Lithgow) who secretly terrorizes the home with a sadistic game called “The Rule of Jenny Pen” while wielding his dementia doll as an instrument of cruelty. What begins as childish torment quickly escalates into far more sinister and disturbing incidents. When Mortensen’s pleas to the staff go unanswered, he takes it upon himself to put an end to Crealy’s reign of terror.
The Rule of Jenny Pen arrives in cinemas on March 7th.
