A lone drifter suffering from partial memory loss accepts a job to look after a psychologically troubled woman in an abandoned house on an isolated island.
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- Release Date 10/20/2021
- Language English
- Director Damian Mc Carthy
- Writer Damian Mc Carthy
- Editor Damian Mc Carthy
- Cinematographer Kieran Fitzgerald
- Producer Justin Hyne
- Company HyneSight Films
- Budget $350,000
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| IE | Oct 4, 2020 | Premiere ( IndieCork Film Festival) | — |
| United Kingdom | Oct 10, 2020 | Premiere (Screamfest Horror Film Festival) | — |
| United States | Oct 10, 2020 | Premiere (Screamfest Horror Film Festival) | — |
| United Kingdom | Oct 25, 2020 | Premiere (FrightFest) | — |
| Netherlands | Apr 13, 2021 | Premiere (Imagine Film Festival) | — |
| IE | Jun 3, 2021 | Digital (Shudder) | — |
| United Kingdom | Jun 3, 2021 | Digital (Shudder) | 15 |
| United States | Jun 3, 2021 | Digital (Shudder) | NR |
| Poland | Jun 5, 2021 | Digital | — |
| Germany | Jun 19, 2021 | Premiere (Fantasy Filmfest Nights XL) | 16 |
| South Korea | Jul 12, 2021 | Premiere (Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival) | 15 |
| Spain | Oct 7, 2021 | Premiere (Sitges Film Festival) | — |
| South Korea | Oct 20, 2021 | Theatrical | 15 |
| FI | Dec 1, 2021 | Premiere (Night Visions International Film Festival) | — |
| AE | Dec 2, 2021 | Theatrical | — |
| IE | Feb 28, 2022 | Physical | — |
| United Kingdom | Feb 28, 2022 | Physical | 15 |
| Germany | Jun 9, 2022 | Digital | 16 |
| Germany | Jul 8, 2022 | Physical (DVD) | 16 |
| KZ | Jul 28, 2022 | Theatrical | — |
| Russia | Jul 28, 2022 | Theatrical (Кинологистика) | 16+ |
| TR | Sep 26, 2022 | Theatrical | — |
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