Horror movie shot in Limerick to hit cinemas

A HORROR movie filmed in Limerick will be released this February.

Written by the award-winning screenwriter Darach McGarrigle and starring British actress Millie Brady (The Last Kingdom, The Queen’s Gambit, Roadkill) alongside horror icon Pollyanna McIntosh, Double Blind follows seven young test subjects who must face a terrifying side effect when an experimental drug trial goes horribly wrong – if you fall asleep you die.

Trapped in an isolated medical facility, they must find a way to escape, and somehow manage to stay awake.

The feature which was filmed in Limerick and Dublin had its world premiere at Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF) last year.

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It has gone on to screen at numerous festivals across the globe including Leeds Film Festival, Newport Beach Film Festival, Galway Film Fleadh and Belfast Film Festival.

Produced by Simon James Doyle for Dublin-based production company Failsafe Films in association with Los Angeles-based indie genre production company Epic Pictures Group and Screen Ireland, Double Blind is the latest in a string of celebrated and successful Irish co-productions Epic Pictures Group has been a part of.

Previous notable titles include The Cellar starring Elisha Cuthbert, critically acclaimed ghost comedy Extra Ordinary starring Will Forte and comedian Maeve Higgins, and Neasa Hardiman’s feature directorial debut Sea Fever starring Connie Nielsen, Hermione Corfield, and Dougray Scott.

Double Blind will be released in Irish cinemas, from Friday, February 9.