Went Up The Hill

2024
100min
Feature
Synopsis: 

When Jack ventures to remote New Zealand to attend the funeral of his estranged mother, he meets her grieving widow, Jill. But his mother's spirit returns, inhabiting each of their bodies to speak to the other one, instigating a life-threatening three-way nocturnal dance. 

WENT UP THE HILL is a pyschological drama inspired by writer/director Samuel Van Grinsven's memories of his childhood in New Zealand's South Island. An intimate, modern ghost story that explores the extremities of grief in our pursuit of letting go. 

Status: 
New Release
Genre: 
Thriller, Horror, Drama
Sales Agent: 
Bankside Films
Distributor: 
Vendetta Films
Co-Production: 
New Zealand/Australia
Festival/Awards: 
2024: Toronto International Film Festival - Special Presentations, Adelaide Film Festival, Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Torino Film Festival