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''Alarm'' is a 2008 Irish
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written and directed by Gerard Stembridge and starring
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and
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.


Overview

''Alarm'' was filmed primarily in
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, Ireland. The lead actors are
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(known for his role as
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in the film series
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Ruth Bradley Ruth Bradley is an Irish actress. She is best known for playing Emily Merchant in '' Primeval'' (2011) and Karen Voss in ''Humans'' (2015–18). She has also had recurring roles in ''Legend'' (6 episodes, 2006), '' The Innocence Project'' (8 e ...
(known for playing Garda Lisa Nolan in
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Premise

After witnessing the murder of her father by burglars, Molly is living with friends and seeing a psychiatrist (
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) to deal with her panic attacks. She dreams of finding a house where she can live alone. Upon buying her dream house in a Dublin suburb, she gives a house-warming party and one of her friends brings along an old classmate of Molly's, Mal. Molly had fancied Mal during school, and now they become a couple. With a new house and a new boyfriend, things seem perfect. However, her house is soon burgled again and again, although her neighbours are spared. Molly suspects that someone she knows might be involved.


Cast

*
Ruth Bradley Ruth Bradley is an Irish actress. She is best known for playing Emily Merchant in '' Primeval'' (2011) and Karen Voss in ''Humans'' (2015–18). She has also had recurring roles in ''Legend'' (6 episodes, 2006), '' The Innocence Project'' (8 e ...
as Molly *
Aidan Turner Aidan Turner (born 19 June 1983) is an Irish actor. He began his career in the RTÉ medical drama '' The Clinic'' (2008–2009) and the BBC series ''Desperate Romantics'' (2009). He later gained attention for co-starring as one of the main lead ...
as Mal * Owen Roe as Joe and Mossie * Tom Hickey as Frank *
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as Jessie *
Emmet Bergin John Emmet Bergin (3 June 1944 – 15 March 2024) was an Irish actor, best known for playing Dick Moran in the soap opera ''Glenroe''. First appearing in the role in 1983, he played it continually until 2001. Early life Bergin was born in Car ...
as Psychiatrist * Alan Howley as Peter * Fionnuala Murphy as Receptionist * Alan Martin Walsh


Release

''Alarm'' was shown at the Irish cinema in 2008. On 30 November 2010 an American DVD was published by the IFC Film studios.


Critical reception

When director and writer Gerard Stembridge introduced ''Alarm'' to the audience he said that he had wanted to do a "swan song for the Celtic tiger" (i.e. Ireland's economic boom in the 1990s). Furthermore, he had wanted to create a good old-fashioned thriller. However, critics doubt that he succeeded with this, noting that the plot is predictable. Many scenes were filmed at night and the action during these scenes is hard to see.


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* {{IMDb title, 1135960 Films shot in Ireland English-language Swedish films 2008 films Films set in Dublin (city) 2008 thriller films Irish thriller films Films set in Ireland Films shot in the Republic of Ireland 2008 drama films 2000s English-language films 2000s Irish films English-language thriller films