The School (film)

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The School
Directed byStorm Ashwood
Written byTessa Alana
Storm Ashwood
Produced byJim Robison at Lunar Pictures & Blake Northfield at Bronte Pictures
Starring Milly Alcock
Nicholas Hope
Will McDonald
Texas Watterston
Jack Ruwald
Alexia Santosuosso
Edited by Marcus D'Arcy
David Ngo
Music by Michael Lira
Distributed by Vertical Entertainment
Release date
  • October 26, 2018 (2018-10-26)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
BudgetUS $1,850,000
Box officeUS $64,760

The School (also known as The Haunting) is an Australian horror and psychological thriller film, directed by Storm Ashwood [1] and released in 2018. The film stars Milly Alcock, [2] [3] Will McDonald, Nicholas Hope, Megan Drury, [4] Texas Watterston, Jack Ruwald and Alexia Santosuosso and it screened at the Vision Splendid Film Festival. [5]

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Cast

Synopsis

Ambitious surgeon, Dr. Amy Wintercraig (Megan Drury) has neglected her own family due to her career aspirations. Following an accident, her son slips into a coma, leading Amy to become consumed with grief and guilt. In an attempt to take her own life she awakens in an abandoned school underworld where she faces all manner of horrors in a quest to find her son and bring him back home. [6]

Filming locations

The School was filmed in 2017 at Gladesville Mental Hospital [7] [8] in Sydney, Australia.

Production

The film was produced by Jim Robison at Lunar Pictures and Blake Northfield at Bronte Pictures and was sold to North American distributor Vertical Entertainment [9] by film sales agent Cinema Management Group. [10]

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