Hangashore

Justin Oakey, known for Fire in the  Cold Season – which Octopus Film Festival featured a few years ago – returns with a film just as cold as his previous one, but of a completely different genre.

In The Hangashore, an artist plagued by dreams and visions travels to Newfoundland to find the place where her father died. In a small village, she meets the owner of a fishing boat who can take her to her destination.

If you’re expecting jump scares, The Hangashore isn’t for you. Oakey’s film is almost a textbook example of a slow burner, relying on glances and fragmented dialogue, with the horror lurking somewhere beneath the surface and rarely breaking through. Once again, the director chooses the Canadian wilderness as one of the main characters –frighteningly vast and cold, yet hiding more secrets than we can imagine.

Age Rating: 18+