Barun Rai and the House on the Cliff

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Barun Rai and the House on the Cliff
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Directed bySam Bhattacharjee
Written bySara Bodinar
Screenplay bySudhanshu Dube
Mitch Wicking
Produced bySam Bhattacharjee
Mitra Bhattacharya
Firuzi Khan
Starring Priyanshu Chatterjee
Nyra Banerjee
Sid Makkar
David Bailie
CinematographyJohn Raggett
Music by Sohail Sen
Production
companies
Unicorn Motion Pictures
Big Films Media
Distributed byDo it Creative (UK)
Release dates
  • 29 October 2021 (2021-10-29)(United Kingdom)
  • December 2021 (2021-12)(India)
Running time
120 minutes
CountriesIndia
United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Barun Rai and The House on the Cliff is a paranormal, psychological horror thriller film directed by Sam Bhattacharjee and produced by Sam Bhattacharjee, Mitra Bhattacharya and Firuzi Khan. [1] It stars Priyanshu Chatterjee, Nyra Banerjee, Sid Makkar, David Bailie, Tony Richardson and Ayvianna Snow. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] The film was produced by Unicorn Motion Pictures and is releasing under the banner of Big Films Media. The film was released on 29 October 2021, in the United Kingdom. [8] [1] [2]

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Plot

The film is set in the 1970s and shot in Little Tawney Hall, Romford and Cornwall, England. The film revolves around a parapsychologist detective named Barun Rai, who can see what the normal eye cannot, using his powers to investigate crimes of a paranormal nature. [1] [9] It portrays the story of newlyweds Harmesh and Soumili, who move into their dream house, unaware of the spate of mysterious suicides disturbing the area and local police. [10] [11] [12]

Cast

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Production

The film's shooting took place at locations in the United Kingdom such as Southampton, Camden, Cheshunt, North Weald, Stapleford Tawney, and Hackney, London. [2]

Release

The film was released on 29 October 2021, in the United Kingdom [8] and scheduled to be released in December 2021 in India. [1] [2]

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