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Directed by | Thordur Palsson |
Screenplay by | Jamie Hannigan |
Story by | Thordur Palsson |
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Distributed by | Vertical |
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Countries | United Kingdom Iceland Ireland Belgium United States |
Language | English |
The Damned is a 2024 horror film directed by Thordur Palsson with Jamie Hannigan writing the screenplay from a story by Palsson, and starring Joe Cole and Odessa Young.
During a harsh winter in the 19th century, inhabitants at a remote coastal outpost witness a shipwreck. [1]
Thordur Palsson wrote the story and directs, while Jamie Hannigan wrote the screenplay. Emilie Jouffroy and Kamilla Hodol are produced for Elation Pictures alongside John Keville and Conor Barry of Wild Atlantic Pictures and Netop Films. ish. [2] Producers also include Tim Headington, Theresa Steele Page and Nate Kamiya producing for Ley Line Entertainment. [3]
Odessa Young was cast as Eva in 2021. [2] [4] By April 2023 the cast also included Joe Cole, Lewis Gribben, Siobhan Finneran, Francis Magee, Rory McCann, Turlough Convery, Mícheál Óg Lane and Andrean Sigurgeirsson. [5]
Filming took place in Iceland in 2023 and the project entered post-production in spring 2023. [6]
It had its world premiere at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival on June 6, 2024. [7] Prior to, Vertical acquired North American distribution rights to the film, planning to release it later in 2024. [8]
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