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The Peril at Pincer Point

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Jim Baitte, a layabout sound designer desperate to prove himself, is working on a new horror flick from the tyrannical yet lauded b-movie director P.W. Griffin. Accused of lacking vision and creative courage, Jim is sent to the remote island where the film was shot to capture a sound powerful enough to elevate the film's finale. Once there, eerie local fables surface: for years, ambitious and headstrong youth have lost their souls to a ghostly sea captain for his spectral crew. As Jim entangles himself further into the bizarre locals, scenery, and prophecy, he can't help but ponder the ever-confirming legend, and if recording it might just cost him more than his career.

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Guy Lodge Variety 2d
Either a satire or a celebration of independent filmmaking at its most impractically intrepid, this microbudget curio wears a hotchpotch of influences on its stained, frayed sleeve, but still maintains its own perverse, peculiar voice. Go to Full Review Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com Mar 15
It's aggressively weird, and that’s why it works. Go to Full Review Alan French Sunshine State Cineplex 1d
7/10
The real star of The Peril at Pincer Point is the aesthetic that Jake Kuhn and Noah Stratton-Twine craft. It is exceedingly creepy, allowing the strange world to come to life. Go to Full Review Nikki Baughan Screen International 4d
Pleasingly idiosyncratic and shot through with a very British surrealist sense of humour, The Peril At Pincer Point sails merrily along on a wave of modern absurdist comedy and a traditional black-and-white folkloric aesthetic. Go to Full Review Christopher Llewellyn Reed Film Festival Today 5d
3.5/5
It’s the strangeness of it all that makes "The Peril at Pincer Point" work. Go to Full Review Perry Norton Film Threat 6d
This is a great film. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Jake Kuhn

Director

Noah Stratton-Twine

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Jack Redmayne

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Alyth Ross

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Os Leanse

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Mike Mackenzie

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Movie Info

Synopsis Jim Baitte, a layabout sound designer desperate to prove himself, is working on a new horror flick from the tyrannical yet lauded b-movie director P.W. Griffin. Accused of lacking vision and creative courage, Jim is sent to the remote island where the film was shot to capture a sound powerful enough to elevate the film's finale. Once there, eerie local fables surface: for years, ambitious and headstrong youth have lost their souls to a ghostly sea captain for his spectral crew. As Jim entangles himself further into the bizarre locals, scenery, and prophecy, he can't help but ponder the ever-confirming legend, and if recording it might just cost him more than his career.
Director
Jake Kuhn, Noah Stratton-Twine
Producer
Jake Kuhn, Noah Stratton-Twine
Screenwriter
Jake Kuhn, Noah Stratton-Twine
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 23m