The Godsend

Director: Gabrielle Beaumont
Actors: Malcolm Stoddard, Cyd Hayman, Angela Pleasence
PlotA British couple, Alan and Kate Marlowe, are living a peaceful life with their four young children in the countryside. One day, a mysterious and visibly distressed pregnant woman visits their home. After leaving her alone to rest, the Marlowes soon discover that she has disappeared, abandoning her newborn baby girl. With the authorities unable to locate the mother, Alan and Kate decide to take in the infant, Bonnie, and raise her as part of their family.
As time passes, unsettling incidents begin to occur. Their once harmonious household is overshadowed by a series of strange tragedies involving their biological children, each incident more disturbing than the last. Tension mounts as Kate grows increasingly suspicious of Bonnie, sensing an unnerving connection between the child’s presence and the calamities that befall the family. Alan, however, remains skeptical of his wife’s fears and attempts to hold the family together. The couple’s relationship becomes strained as they struggle to protect their remaining children and uncover the truth behind Bonnie’s origins.
Writers: Olaf Pooley, Bernard Taylor
Release Date: 18 Jan 1980
Runtime: 93 min
Rating: R
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Physical Media Reviews
The Godsend
Blu-ray Review
Score: 54
A mildly intriguing, offbeat horror with TV-movie execution; Blu-ray offers adequate AVC 1080p video and English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono audio.