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"A ghost story."

2022 1h 37m EN

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6.1

MID

★6.1TMDB · 84

Horror

Synopsis

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Leah, 10, has terrible nightmares. Her mother seems distant somehow, lost in her thoughts. A small, nightly visitor brings Leah comfort, but soon Leah will realize that her little visitor offers knowledge that might be very, very dangerous.

“A ghost story.”

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Cast

Kiera Thompson
Leah
Denise Gough
Sarah
Sienna Sayer
Rachel
Steven Cree
Thomas
Hannah Rae
Bex
Anastasia Hille
Lillian
Donna Banya
Kyla
Catherine Terris
Edith

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ruth Platt
Writers: Ruth Platt
Languages: English, Portuguese
Countries: United Kingdom

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Portuguese.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ruth Platt, shot by Márk Győri. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Anne Müller. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Chris Barwell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

ERA

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Kiera Thompson and Denise Gough and Sienna Sayer carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A ghost story.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7413600 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ruth Platt directs. Márk Győri behind the camera. Anne Müller scores. Chris Barwell cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English, Portuguese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 4 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Portuguese.
3Directed by Ruth Platt, shot by Márk Győri. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Anne Müller. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Chris Barwell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kiera Thompson and Denise Gough and Sienna Sayer carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A ghost story.".
8IMDB entry: tt7413600 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 84 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 11 themes, including "nightmare", "loss of loved one", "cemetery", "grief".