Project Detail

The Ghoul

Synopsis

A detective goes undercover as a patient to investigate a psychotherapist he believes is linked to a strange double murder. As his therapy sessions continue the line between fantasy and reality begins to blur…
A dark psychological thriller about murder, madness, maths and magic.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2016 - Thrill Strand - World premiere

Details

Year: 2016
Type of project: Features
Running time: 81 mins
Format: Digital
Director: Gareth Tunley 1st Feature
Producer: Jack Guttmann, Tom Meeten, Gareth Tunley
Executive Producer: Dhiraj Mahey, Ben Wheatley
Editor: Robin Hill, Gareth Tunley
Screenwriter: Gareth Tunley
Director of Photography: Benjamin Pritchard
Production Designer: Matthew Clark
Composer: Waen Shepherd
Principal cast: Tom Meeten, Alice Lowe, Paul Kaye, Dan Skinner, Niamh Cusack, Rufus Jones, Geoff McGivern

Genre

Action Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Primal Pictures

Dhiraj Mahey
The Boxing Club
Old Limehouse Town Hall
646 Commercial Road
London
E14 7HA

dhiraj@primalpictures.net

Sales Company

c/o Primal Pictures

Dhiraj Mahey

dhiraj@primalpictures.net

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