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Directed by | Bryn Chainey |
Written by | Bryn Chainey |
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Edited by | Brett W. Bachman [1] |
Music by | Lucrecia Dalt |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Rabbit Trap is a 2025 British psychological horror film written and directed by Bryn Chainey in his full-length feature debut, and starring Dev Patel and Rosy McEwen. It is produced by Bankside Films with SpectreVision.
Set in 1973, the life of a married couple changes following their relocation to an isolated cabin in Wales. [2] When the couple accidentally disturbs a Tylwyth Teg fairy ring, they are suddenly visited by a mysterious child who appears to have ill intentions for them.
Producing are Elijah Wood and Daniel Noah’s SpectreVision and Lawrence Inglee with Elisa Lleras, Alex Ashworth and Sean Marley. [3] Dev Patel stars and also acts as executive producer alongside Wiser Film’s Benjamin Kramer, Carte Blanche’s Kyle Stroud, Tom Ogden, Bankside Films’ Stephen Kelliher and Sophie Green. [4]
Lucrecia Dalt acts as composer on the project, alongside sound designer Graham Reznick and sound supervisor Brent Kiser. [5]
Principal photography took place in 2023. [6] Filming locations included North Yorkshire. [7]
Rabbit Trap premiered in the Midnight section at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival on 24 January 2025. [8] [9]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 43% of 28 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.0/10. [10] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 55 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. [11]