Project Detail

The Occupant

Synopsis

On a desperate quest for her dying sister's survival, Abby finds herself stranded and alone in the Caucasus mountains, where a mysterious helper offers her the choice between accepting the inevitable or abandoning reality.

Details

Year
2024
Type of project
Features
Running time
94 min
Director
Hugo Keijzer
Producer
Raymond van der Kaaji, Kwesi Dickson, Jay Taylor
Editor
Brian Philip Davis
Screenwriter
Philip M. Howe, Hugo Keijzer, Roelof Jan Minneboo, Xiao Tang
Director of Photography
Robbie van Brussel
Production Designer
Theo Boswell
Composer
Renger Koning
Principal cast
Ella Balinska

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Netherlands, UK, Greece co-production

Revolver Amsterdam (NL), The Electric Shadow Company (UK), Studio Artizm (GE)

The Electric Shadow Company

73a Beak Street
London
W1F 9SR

Sales Company

Altitude Film Sales

David Bartholomew

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