The Ghoul (2016 film)

The Ghoul is a 2016 British thriller film written, directed and co-produced by Gareth Tunley and starring Tom Meeten. The film was released on 14 October 2016 at the London Film Festival and received good reviews from critics.

The Ghoul
Directed byGareth Tunley
Produced byJack Healy Guttmann
Tom Meeten
Gareth Tunley
Written byGareth Tunley
Starring
Music byWaen Shepherd
CinematographyBenjamin Pritchard
Edited byRobin Hill
Production
company
Ghoul Film
Distributed byArrow Films
Cartilage Films
Release date
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Plot

A detective decides to go undercover to investigate a psychotherapist who, he thinks, is responsible for a murder.

Cast

Release

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, The Ghoul has an approval rating of 77% based on 22 reviews.[1] Stephen Dalton from The Hollywood Reporter gave it a good review, writing: "A British micro-budget nerve-jangler that keeps viewers guessing to the final frame, The Ghoul is a noir-flavored mood piece with grand ambitions beyond its minimal means."[2] Peter Bradshaw writing for The Guardian gave the film 2 out of 5 stars, stating: "Initially interesting but heartsinkingly pointless, this brooding Brit indie takes us on a journey to nowhere."[3] Catherine Bray from the Variety liked the film and said: "“The Ghoul” isn’t the midnight horror romp its title may suggest and as such might disappoint a crowd with an appetite for shock and gore — it needs to be positioned subtly by distributors and festival programmers who may wish to lean more heavily on the apt Lynch comparisons from early reactions. Its twisty-turny psychological gymnastics should satisfy fans of oblique, “Lost Highway”-style material more than full-on horror-heads."[4]

Accolades

The Ghoul was nominated for the 71st British Academy Film Awards in the category of Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer. However, it lost to I Am Not a Witch.[5] The film was also nominated for a "Discovery Award" at the 2016 British Independent Film Awards, but lost to The Greasy Strangler.[6]

References
  1. "The Ghoul". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  2. Dalton, Stephen. "'The Ghoul': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  3. Bradshaw, Peter. "The Ghoul review – brooding Brit indie withholds too much information". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  4. Bray, Catherine. "Film Review: 'The Ghoul'". Variety. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  5. "Bafta Film Awards 2018: The winners in full". BBC. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  6. Evans, Alan. "This article is more than 3 years old I, Daniel Blake leads British independent film award nominations". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
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