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.

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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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