Up next from Hellhole and Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight filmmaker Bartosz M. Kowalski is a new dark horror fantasy that sees a nursing home invaded by eerie monsters: Night Silence. The official Night Silence teaser gives glimpses of the creatures in a story and tone akin to Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth.
Kowalski co-wrote the screenplay with Pawel Maslona and Mirella Zaradkiewicz.
In Night Silence, “Lucjan, a retired actor, is placed in a nursing home in the middle of the countryside by his son. Nothing definitive, just for a few months while the house is being renovated. Reluctant at first, he is won over by the hospitality of the staff and residents. Soon, however, a wave of murders terrorizes the place. Tormented by terrifying nightmares, Lucjan must face a grotesque threat if he wants to get out of there alive.”
Maciej Damiecki, Zdzislaw Wardejn, and Wlodzimierz Press star. Maciej Damięcki, who plays Lucjan, passed away before the film’s premiere. “Maciej played a dying actor, and unfortunately, this story turned out to be true,“ Kowalski told Variety. “It was emotional for all of us.“ The actor was posthumously awarded for his performance at the Polish Film Festival. It no doubt will add an extra layer of poignancy to the film.
The film most recently screened at the Sitges Film Festival. Variety reports today that leading Spanish sales agent Latido Films has landed four deals for Kowalski’s latest, which “will send the feature to SAARC countries, Taiwan and Spain, with a fourth to be named soon.“ While that means that no official US distribution deal has been announced yet, it’s surely only a matter of time. Kowalski’s previously released horror movies can currently be found on Netflix.
Stay tuned for additional news on this Polish horror fantasy as they arrive. In the meantime, check out the intriguing Night Silence teaser below.