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Stranger in the Dunes

  • 2016
  • Unrated
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
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Stranger in the Dunes (2016)
A beautiful and brutal ballet of violent love and obsession, "Stranger in the Dunes" follows a troubled married couple and their long lost friend who become ensnared in a supernatural phenomena while vacationing at an isolated beach house. Delphine Chanéac ("Splice"), Andrew Hovelson and Mike Dwyer ("Union Furnace") compose the love triangle that fuels this sweeping thriller from writer/director Nicholas Bushman ("Sandbar", "Union Furnace").
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A troubled married couple and their long-lost friend become ensnared in a supernatural phenomena while vacationing at an isolated beach house.A troubled married couple and their long-lost friend become ensnared in a supernatural phenomena while vacationing at an isolated beach house.A troubled married couple and their long-lost friend become ensnared in a supernatural phenomena while vacationing at an isolated beach house.

  • Director
    • Nicholas Bushman
  • Writers
    • Nicholas Bushman
    • Mike Dwyer
  • Stars
    • Delphine Chanéac
    • Andrew Hovelson
    • Mike Dwyer
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  • IMDb RATING
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    • Director
      • Nicholas Bushman
    • Writers
      • Nicholas Bushman
      • Mike Dwyer
    • Stars
      • Delphine Chanéac
      • Andrew Hovelson
      • Mike Dwyer
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Delphine Chanéac
    Delphine Chanéac
    • Diana
    Andrew Hovelson
    Andrew Hovelson
    • Elliot
    Mike Dwyer
    Mike Dwyer
    • Wesley
    • Director
      • Nicholas Bushman
    • Writers
      • Nicholas Bushman
      • Mike Dwyer
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    • Trivia
      The remote beach house location in Corolla, North Carolina where much of the film takes place was only accessible by driving onto the actual beach. As a result, filming was sometimes delayed when the tide rose too high, and the cast and crew could not reach the set.
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      Written and Performed by Frank LoCrasto and Christina Courtin

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    • Release date
      • December 9, 2016 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Outer Banks, North Carolina, USA
    • Production companies
      • Broadview Features Development
      • Genre Labs
      • Metropol Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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