Wildcard Distribution has acquired the Belfast-set psychological thriller HERE BEFORE with a cinema release scheduled in the UK & Ireland on 18th February. The film premiered at the SXSW film festival earlier this year. HERE BEFORE will also be available day-and-date with Curzon Home Cinema.
HERE BEFORE is the debut feature from Belfast-born writer/director Stacey Gregg and stars the BAFTA-nominated Andrea Riseborough (Shadow Dancer, Birdman) with Jonjo O'Neill (The Fall), Eileen O'Higgins (Brooklyn), Martin McCann (Wildfire) and introduces Niamh Dornan.
When a new family moves in next door to Laura (Riseborough) and her family, their young daughter, Megan (Dornan), quickly captivates her, stirring up painful memories of her own daughter, Josie, who died several years previously. Before long, Laura's memories turn to obsession as Megan's unsettling behaviour begins to convince her of something supernatural. As Laura's determination to get to the bottom of it becomes all consuming, her family begins to fracture and the line between the extraordinary and the real becomes ever more obscured in this haunting story about a mother's love.
Since its world premiere at the renowned SXSW Film Festival last year the film has gone on to screen at numerous festivals including the Belfast International Film Festival and the Galway Film Fleadh where it picked up the Best International Feature Award. Try the trailer at the link above.
