The Severed Sun
Synopsis
Suspicion and paranoia grip the community, and accusations are thrown at Magpie. The Pastor is unable to bring her back into ‘The Truth’, as the Beast’s allure takes its hold over her. When the Beast leaves a trail of gruesome carnage, a brutal witch hunt begins and the community spirals into darkness.
Details
- Year
- 2024
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 104 min
- Format
- Digital
- Director
-
Dean Puckett 1st Feature
- Producer
- Rebecca Wolff, Jude Goldrei
- Co-Producer
- Daria Nitsche and James Brant
- Executive Producer
- Malik Ali, Badie Ali, Hamza Ali, Piers Holdsworth Hunt, Laura Giles, Kate Byers, Linn Waite, Evan Leighton-Davis, and Rupert Hanbury-Tenison
- Editor
- Paco Sweetman
- Screenwriter
- Dean Puckett
- Director of Photography
- Ian Forbes
- Production Designer
- Tom Atkins
- Sound
- Sound Designer: Pindrop
- Composer
- Unknown Horrors
- Principal cast
- Emma Appleton, Toby Stephens, Jodhi May, Lewis Gribben, Barney Harris, Oliver Maltman, James Swanton, Flora Lambert, Zac Tanner, Eoin Slattery
- Film Title Note
- fka HERETIC; MAGPIE
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Supported by BBC Film, BFI, Creative England
Sales Company
MPI Media Group
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