Black Noise
Synopsis
In a decaying country house hotel that once hid a brutal orphanage, Leda, a ghostwriter, arrives to interview a wealthy, dysfunctional family - intent on exposing their crimes.
As she’s drawn under the spell of the enigmatic Butler and his ghostly silent staff, reality dissolves into hallucinatory fever dreams and the nightmarish black noise that accompanies them.
Might it be that Leda has a fractured psyche? Herself also a victim of the abuse she seeks to uncover, stuck in a never-ending search for answers hidden deep within.
A lavish memorial banquet becomes a Grand Guignol massacre, forcing her to confront how far she will go for justice and whether revenge can ever purge the atrocities of the past.
A strangely seductive fantasy, richly atmospheric, a fractured narrative which slowly reveals itself as a cinematic fever dream.
Details
- Year
- 2026
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 100 min
- Format
- Digital
- Director
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Simon Blake 2nd Feature
- Producer
- Colette Delaney-Smith, Michael Knowles
- Executive Producer
- Graeme Delaney-Smith, Rich Simpson, Simon Orange
- Editor
- Agnieszka Liggett, Jorgina Elias
- Screenwriter
- Simon Blake, Morrison Brown
- Director of Photography
- Andy Parsons
- Production Designer
- Rana Favadi
- Sound
- Jonathan Blagrove
- Composer
- Sebastian Reynolds
- Principal cast
- Aidan Gillen, Kate Phillips, Rebecca Calder, Michael Jibson, Jeanie Hackman
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Ithaca House Limited
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+353 (089) 613 8155
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