Berberian Sound Studio

Director: Peter Strickland
Writer: Peter Strickland
Cast: Toby Jones, Cosimo Fusco, Antonio Mancino, Fatma Mohamed, Salvatore Li Causi, Chiara D'Anna, Tonia Sotiropoulou
Language: English, Italiano
Theatrical Release Date: Fri Aug 31 00:00:00 EDT 2012
Festivals: Toronto International Film Festival

Synopsis: In this tense and moody psychological thriller, a timid British sound engineer begins to lose his grip on reality when he is hired to work for a flamboyant Italian horror director. [Synopsis courtesy of TIFF]

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