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Who can contemplate the unimaginable?Who can face the unthinkable?WHO CAN KILL A CHILD?On a vacation away from their family Tom (Lewis Fiander of DR. JEKYLL & SISTER HYDE) and his pregnant wife Evelyn (FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD s Prunella Ransome) sail to an island off the coast of Spain that seems deserted until its children emerge from the shadows with the blood of their parents on their hands and hatred in their hearts for every adult.Unflinchingly horrific and unapologetically downbeat Narciso Ib ez Serrador s WHO CAN KILL A CHILD? was heavily censored for its American release in 1976 as ISLAND OF THE DAMNED. Dark Sky Films is proud to present the complete film uncut and uncensored for its long overdue American DVD debut.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: HORROR UPC: 030306813394 Manufacturer No: DVD8133

Rating : - The Best of the Killer Kiddie Horror
"Who Can Kill A child?" is a disturbing, shocking film from Narcisco Ibanez Serrador, the Spanish director who bought us "The House That Screamed." It is by far the best entry in the killer kiddie horror sub-genre of the seventies, much better than the tasteless "Devil Times Five" or Stephen King's ludicrous, anti-Christian "Children of the Corn," which proceeded it by nearly eight years.

The plot of "Who Can Kill A child?" is this: The children of a remote Spanish island have packed together like wild dogs and slaughtered all but a few adults. A vacationing British couple arrive on the island discover mutilated bodies of adults. They also witness children savagely committing acts of murder against their parents The Brits must escape before they are also butchered.

The acting is superb, the atmosphere is tense, and the island is sunny and gorgeous. It is quite shocking to see cute Mediterranean children, with pixie faces, laugh and run as they "play" their cruel "games." It has a Twilight Zone ending that lets you know that the horror has only begun.

It is never quite clear why the children become murderous and that is why I only gave the movie four stars. The children appear to communicate almost telepathically to each other their desires to kill their parents. They can even transmit their killing desire to unborn children.

The movie also tries to make a political statement. At the beginning, black-and-white film clips of actual news footage are shown. They depict children dying of war and famine. Perhaps the Spanish children of "Who Can Kill A Child?" are seeking revenge against those who have oppressed them. In "The House That Screamed," the director also depicted what happens to those who are oppressed and imprisoned by an overly strict society. They go insane and brutally kill.

"Who Can Kill A Child?" is highly recommended for fans of killer kiddie horror, fans of Spanish horror, or for anyone who loves a terrifying, disturbing horror movie that will scare you long after it is over. You'll be asking yourself: "Could I kill a child if the child was trying to kill me?" Maybe I could, maybe I couldn't!