Overhill

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Overhill
Overhill-film-poster.jpg
Directed byWill Hutchinson
Written byLeo Whetter
Produced byHolly Barringer
StarringLorna Beckett
Merryn Owen
Music byJoe Lewis
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£600

Overhill is a 2013 British horror thriller film, directed by Will Hutchinson and starring Lorna Beckett. [1] The story focuses on Londoner, Rebecca, who takes Overhill cottage in Pendeen as a quiet and secluded place to get her novel finished. She quickly finds that the locals know more about her than she anticipated, and peace is in short supply.

Contents

Plot

Cast

Production

Set and largely shot over four days in 2011 in the village of Pendeen in Cornwall, and featuring many local actors, [2] it was completed for just £600. [3]

Release

The film had its worldwide premiere at the East End Film Festival on Thursday 27 June 2013, [4] followed by a question-and-answer session with director Will Hutchinson, writer Leo Whetter and Guardian journalist David Stubbs. [5]

Reception

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References

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