CHARISMATA || HXFF 2018


CHARISMATA
||ONTARIO PREMIERE||
2017, ANDY COLLIER & TOOR MIAN, 96 MIN. UK

*Director Andy Collier and Producer Sean Knopp in Attendance*

Starring: Sarah Beck Mather, Jamie Satterthwaite, Andonis Anthony

WINNER - 2018:

Recommended If You Like

Supernatural Horror * Police Thrillers * Mystery * Psychological Terror

SHORT SUMMARY

Psychological horror about a rookie police detective whose sanity begins to unravel as she investigates a series of brutal ritualistic murders. When the chief suspect takes a personal interest in her, a game of cat and mouse ensues which sees Rebecca's grasp on reality beginning to spiral out of control.



THE BUZZ
"A gleefully creepy piece of grand guignol, evoking the style of David Fincher’s SE7EN with the dread of a Clive Barker tale. Recommended" -BattleRoyaleWithCheese.com 
"A potent cocktail of horror and black comedy that cuts a bloody dash. Beck Mather is superb" -Starburst Magazine 
"AMAZING! Charismata excels" -Decay Mag
"Hugely entertaining" -Scream Magazine 
"Could well be one of the best independent films this year" -London Horror Society
"A stylish and creepy crime chiller" -ThatMomentIn.com
"Charismata is unmissable indie horror" -Audiences Everywhere

FULL DESCRIPTION

Charismata is without a doubt one of the best indie horror-thrillers our festival has been honored to screen. Combining the nail-biting tension of films like Se7en, Zodiac, and Silence of the Lambs with the psychological horror of films like Repulsion, Rosemary's Baby, and Jacob's Ladder and just a touch of The Exorcist's spiritual dread, Charismata is a brutal and gripping descent into madness commanded by strong performances and fleshed-out, flawed characters that subvert stereotypes at the same time they execute classic horror tropes. (Aaron Allen)

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