Herefordshire thriller Derelict to Premiere at FrightFest

midlandsmovies • July 13, 2024

‘DERELICT’ TO WORLD PREMIERE AT FRIGHTFEST IN LEICESTER SQUARE, LONDON


Midlands-made independent movie Derelict is a harrowing and violent thriller of revenge and empowerment and has announced its world premiere at Odeon, Leicester Square, London.


Screening as part of this year’s FrightFest Film Festival, which is celebrating its 25th Anniversary, the film was filmed exclusively in Herefordshire on a budget of just £35k.


Derelict focuses on a daughter’s revenge and the circumstances that have led to the murder of her father. In the tradition of British film noir, a series of unusual characters are thrown into situations that will have repercussions beyond their imagination.

 

The synopsis tells of “Abigail who is a socially isolated, angry young woman who is struggling to come to terms with the brutal murder of her father some years prior. When she learns that one of her father's murderers is about to be released from prison, Abi sets herself on a path of revenge. Matt is a young man whose life gets turned upside down by the return of his brother Ewan. The destinies of these lost souls crosses in ways that will tragically shape their lives”.

 

FrightFest is the UK’s largest independent international thriller, fantasy and horror film festival and takes place from 22nd to 26th August at the Odeon cinema in Leicester Square.

 

The prestigious festival will screen over 80 films across two locations and Derelict will be shown on Sunday 25th August at 6.15pm.


The film’s cast features Suzanne Fulton (Cold Feet, Mum Said), regular LBS Films contributors Mikey JL Coombes and Pete Bird (both Wyvern Hill), Dean Kilbey (Boiling Point, Manfish, Top Boy), Nick Cornwall (Devils, Sky Sharks), Corinne Strickett (Housewarming), Joe Nurse (Santa Baby), Darren James King (April, Essex Boys: Law Of Survival), Ben Manning (The Snarling, Cursed), and Stacey Coleman (Polterheist, Emmerdale).


Director Jonathan Zaurin says, “It’s an honour to be selected for a festival as respected and important as FrightFest and we can’t wait to show everybody what we’ve been working on for the last 2 years”

 

The film has also just premiered its 2nd trailer which you can watch below.


For more information follow the film's latest news at Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Derelictmovie2022

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