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Hoard

Synopsis

1984, London: 7 year old Maria and her mother live in their own loving world built on sorting through bins and collecting shiny rubbish. One night, their world falls apart, and we join Maria a decade later, living with her foster mother. An older stranger, Michael, then enters their home, opening the door to past trauma, magic and madness…
Official Selection Venice Critics' Week 2023 - World premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - First Feature Competition

Details

Year
2023
Type of project
Features
Running time
126 min
Format
Digital
Director
Luna Carmoon 1st Feature
Producer
Loran Dunn, Helen Simmons, Andrew Starke
Executive Producer
Stephanie Aspin, Mia Bays, Kristin Irving, Eva Yates
Editor
Rachel Durance
Screenwriter
Luna Carmoon
Director of Photography
Nanu Segal
Production Designer
Bobbie Cousins
Composer
Jim Williams; Music Supervisor: Phil Canning
Principal cast
Saura Lightfoot Leon, Joseph Quinn, Hayley Squires, Deba Hekmat, Cathy Tyson

Genre

Woman Director Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

An Erebus Pictures, Delaval Film, Anti-Worlds production supported by BFI, BBC Film

Erebus Pictures

Helen Simmons

Delaval Film

Anti-Worlds

Sales Company

Alpha Violet

47 Avenue de la République
75011 Paris
France

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