Here’s a new look at an upcoming film titled The Night, which is described as a cross between The Shining and The Haunting of Hill House. The film is set over a long dark night in a mysterious hotel, where a young couple are tormented by ghosts of the past. It is the debut feature from writer/director Kourosh Ahari, and stars Shahab Hosseini (A Separation), and Niousha Noor (Here and Now).
After a night out with friends, an exhausted married couple, Babak (Shahab Hosseini), Neda (Niousha Noor) and their baby take shelter in the grand, but eerie Hotel Normandie. Throughout a seemingly endless night, mysterious disturbances ruin their night’s rest as Babak and Neda soon realize they’re locked-in with a malevolent force that hungers for the dark secrets they’ve kept from one another.
With The Night, director Kourosh Ahari made history for being the first U.S. produced film to receive a license for theatrical release in Iran since the revolution. The psychological thriller follows in the footsteps of The Shining, luring viewers into a hotel that is both ominous and inviting, where the ghosts of the past still linger around each corner. The terrors that linger in the corridors are more real and terrifying than any movie monster in a mask. The Night will make you never want to spend a night away from home again.
The film hits on 2nd April.
Watch the trailer below.
