Downhill is a 2016 Chilean-Canadian-French action horror thriller film directed by Patricio Valladares (Hidden in the Woods; Nightworld; The Ghosts of Garip) from a screenplay co-written with Barry Keating (Killer Mermaid; The Rift; Nightworld).
The story centres on a young lawyer trapped on an mountain with a killer on a mission to eliminate a sick man.“Think Cliffhanger meets Paranormal Activity by way of David Cronenberg’s old movies,” said Valladares.
Downhill is being shown at the Horror Channel FrightFest in London on 28 August 2016.
Main cast:
Bryce Draper – Muck; Minutes to Midnight; Muck: Feast of Saint Patrick
Natalie Burn – Killer Mermaid; Awaken;Wrath of the Dead
Luke Massy – Hidden in the Woods (2014)
Ignacia Allamand – The Green Inferno; Aftershock; Knock Knock
Ariel Levy – The Green Inferno; Exorcistas; Lake Mead
Plot:
After his best friend dies in a racing accident, biking star Joe agrees to go back on the wheels for an exhibition in Chile. On a test run with his girlfriend Stephanie, they stumble upon a badly injured man dying from a mysterious virus. That’s the start of a very bad day for them as they become the target of relentless killers ready to do anything to prevent their secret from leaving the mountains…
Cast and characters:
- Natalia Burn as Stephanie
- Bryce Draper as Joe
- Ariel Levy as Pablo
- Ignacia Allamand as Magdalena
- Luke Massy as Alpha Hunter
- Matías López as Stranger
- Eyal Meyer as Charlie
- Evelyn Belmar as Blonde Runner
Filming locations:
Las Termas de Chillán, Chile
Montréal, Québec, Canada
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