Overhill
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Directed by | Will Hutchinson |
Written by | Leo Whetter |
Produced by | Holly Barringer |
Starring | Lorna Beckett Merryn Owen |
Music by | Joe Lewis |
Running time | 83 minutes |
Country | UK |
Language | English |
Budget | £600 |
Overhill is a 2013 British horror thriller film, directed by Will Hutchinson and starring Lorna Beckett.[1] The story focuses on Londoner, Rebecca, who takes Overhill cottage in Pendeen as a quiet and secluded place to get her novel finished. She quickly finds that the locals know more about her than she anticipated, and peace is in short supply.
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Production
Set and largely shot over four days in 2011 in the village of Pendeen in Cornwall, and featuring many local actors,[2] it was completed for just £600.[3]
Release
The film had its worldwide premiere at the East End Film Festival on Thursday 27 June 2013,[4] followed by a question-and-answer session with director Will Hutchinson, writer Leo Whetter and Guardian journalist David Stubbs.[5]
Reception
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References
- ^ "Frighteningly cheap: £600 horror movie stars at festival", Evening Standard, 26 June 2013, retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ^ Purton, Michael (13 June 2013), "£600 horror movie chosen for film festival", Gloucestershire Echo, retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ^ Barrie, Josh (19 June 2013), "Penwith village and its residents to appear in film premiering in London", www.thisiscornwall.co.uk, retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ^ "Overhill", East End Film Festival, retrieved 5 July 2013,
A taut, impressive debut that mixes social realism with a hint of Straw Dogs, this is a film that turns on the ironic statement: Welcome To Cornwall.
- ^ "Questions and answers", www.overhillmovie.co.uk, retrieved 5 July 2013.
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