The Power

Parents need to know that The Power is a chilling British horror movie that features bloody and gory violence, jump scares, and themes around child sexual abuse. Set in a hospital during the power outages in the U.K. during the 1970s, much of the movie is shot in near darkness, which adds to the eery atmosphere. Characters become possessed and are dragged across rooms. They are also thrown through glass windows resulting in cuts all over their body. While possessed, young nurse Val (Rose Williams) stabs herself in the thigh with a pair of scissors, causing much blood. She also discovers a word cut into her stomach. One of Val's fellow nurses is grabbed from behind by the eyes and is later shown to be blind. In a brief sequence, shown multiple times, a figure is shown to be on fire. Their charred hand is later seen. Other characters are also seen dead, although their actual deaths occur off-screen. Ghostly figures appear suddenly providing plenty of sudden scares. There are a number of references to child sexual abuse and as the story develops, this abuse becomes more integral to the plot. Those who suffer the abuse are not believed or forced to lie, while the abuse itself is covered up by those in authority. Occasional language but nothing stronger than "s--t," although there are some instances of sexist behavior. While the majority of the characters are shown to be corrupt, abusive, and evil, Val shines as she shows courage in helping others as well as herself.