Strings

Strings

2024•15m

Horror

Sally embarks on a dream summer trip to Sicily with her childhood best friend, Poppy, hoping to re-connect before they start university. Confronted with Poppy’s volatile new partner, Alex, Sally is strangely drawn to the traditional puppets decorating their villa, as the strings that bind the two friends threaten to rip them apart.

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Young Film Academy

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Calypso Lewis

Sally

Ashton Hunt

Alex

Coco Jones

Poppy

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