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Amulet

Synopsis

Tomaz, an ex-soldier now homeless in London, is offered a place to stay at a decaying house, inhabited by a young woman and her dying mother. As he starts to fall for Magda, Tomaz cannot ignore his suspicion that something insidious might also be living alongside them.
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2020 - Midnight - World premiere

Details

Year
2020
Type of project
Features
Running time
99 min
Director
Romola Garai 1st Feature
Producer
Matthew James Wilkinson
Executive Producer
Damian Jones, Maggie Monteith, James Norrie, Bob Portal, Inderpal Singh
Screenwriter
Romola Garai
Principal cast
Alec Secareanu, Carla Juri, Imelda Staunton

Genre

Horror Woman Director Fantasy Sci-Fi

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Stigma Films

Matthew James Wilkinson

Sales Company

AMP International

Timo Suomi
Studio 01zero-one
Hopkins Street
London
W1F 0HS

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