07/12/2016 - The US actress is toplining the cast of the fourth film by the director of Buried, a horror movie entitled Down a Dark Hall, which is currently being shot in the Canary Islands

On Monday 5 December, the English-language shoot for Down a Dark Hall [+see also:
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The horror movie is based on the novel of the same name, written in 1974 by Lois Duncan (I Know What You Did Last Summer), who passed away recently, and boasts a chiefly female cast, also comprising Anna Sophia Robb, Rosie Day, Kirsty Mitchell, Victoria Moroles, Isabelle Fuhrman, Noah Silver, Taylor Russell and Jim Sturgeon. The film is a production by Atresmedia Cine and Nostromo Pictures (Palm Trees in the Snow [+see also:
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The plot of the film, with a screenplay written by Michael Goldbach and Chris Sparling (Buried), featuring generous helpings of Gothic and supernatural elements, follows the story of young girl Kit Gordy as she excitedly starts at an exclusive private school for girls, housed in a mansion called Blackwood Hall, which is shrouded in dark legends. There, her nightmare begins – a nightmare in which the headmistress (played by Thurman) will play a key role.

With part of its shoot taking place in Barcelona, Down a Dark Hall will feature a soundtrack composed by Emmy-winning Salamanca native Víctor Reyes (Grand Piano [+see also:
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(Translated from Spanish)