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The Dreadful

A woman in green sits in a forest clutching her knees while a man looks on smiling

Synopsis

Waiting for her husband to return from war, Anne lives a solitary, harsh life on the outskirts of society with her mother-in-law. Their lives are completely disrupted by the sudden appearance of a masked stalker.
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Details

Year
2026
Type of project
Features
Running time
94 min
Director
Natasha Kermani
Producer
Sophie Turner, Luke Daniels, Patrick Muldoon, Patrick Hibler, Greg Lauritano, James Herron, Tim Wu, Bull Blumenthal,
Editor
Jeff Betancourt, Gabriel de Urioste
Screenwriter
Natasha Kermani
Director of Photography
Julia Swain
Composer
Jamal Green
Principal cast
Sophie Turner, Kit Harington, Marcia Gay Harden, Laurence O'Fuarain, Jonathan Howard

Genre

History Horror

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

UK / US Co-production

Black Magic

Redwire Pictures/Tunnel
Storyboard Media
Illium Pictures

Sales Company

Film Bridge International

1434 6th Street, Suite 9
Santa Monica
CA 90401
US
Tel: (310) 656-8680

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