Geoffrey Rush and John Lithgow are terrific actors with a load of great films in their back catalogue and Lithgow especially can play twisted villains as well as comic characters. But The Rule of Jenny Pen trailer has in the former camp playing a malevolently twisted pensioner armed with a puppet
Arrogant Judge Stefan Mortensen (Geoffrey 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 (John 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 is directed by James Ashcroft (Coming Home in the Dark) and has played at Sitges Film Festival and Fantastic Fest, where it won Best Actor (Geoffrey Rush) and Best Director (James Ashcroft).
The Rule of Jenny Pen is in UK and Ireland cinemas on 14th March 2025
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Here’s The Rule of Jenny Pen trailer……
