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Spellbound

World premiere
Director Nicola Hepp
Netherlands 2023
11 minutes
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Synopsis

A woman walks slowly through a dark, untouched forest. She is following someone in the distance, someone she can’t quite make out. Or is the other actually following her? Too late, the woman regrets a desperate attempt to escape her pursuer. As she starts to understand and approaches the point of no return, she is lured into making a dire decision.

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A woman walks slowly through a dark, untouched forest. She is following someone in the distance, someone she can’t quite make out. Or is the other actually following her? Too late, the woman regrets a desperate attempt to escape her pursuer. As she starts to understand and approaches the point of no return, she is lured into making a dire decision.

Full credits

Section
New Dutch
Director
Nicola Hepp
Production countries
Netherlands
Production year
2023
Duration
11 minutes
Producer
Niekie Khaled
Distribution
Niekie Khaled Films
Website
http://www.nicolahepp.com

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