Preview by Jon Donnis
A quiet village. A buried crime. A woman who refuses to let the past stay hidden. Daggers Inn arrives on UK digital from 23 March, bringing with it a cold, calculated thriller from director James Smith, known for Best Geezer and Casting Kill. After making its way through the global festival circuit, this tightly wound whodunnit looks ready to draw audiences into its uneasy world of suspicion and buried truths.
The story follows Donna Revan, played by Anna Danvers, who arrives in the mediaeval village of Haxanbury under a cloud of mystery. Her presence does not go unnoticed for long, though the locals have no idea just how personal her visit really is. Two years earlier, her sister Sybil was found dead in the village lake, bound to a chair in a case that was ruled murder but never solved. Donna is not there to mourn. She is there to uncover what really happened.
As she begins to work her way into the lives of the townspeople, Donna starts exposing secrets that many would prefer remain hidden. Her attention soon turns to Toby Vass, a powerful financier played by James Hamer-Morton, whose confidence and status may not be as secure as they appear. Seeing an opportunity, Donna uses her own carefully honed methods to manipulate and destabilise him, pushing ever closer to the truth behind her sister's death.
There is more at play here than a straightforward investigation. The film weaves in a thread of the supernatural, adding an extra layer of unease to an already tense story. Daggers Inn promises an atmosphere thick with suspicion, where every character feels like a potential suspect and no one is beyond reach when it comes to the consequences of revenge.
Set for release on digital platforms from 23 March through Seven Tales, Daggers Inn invites viewers into a world where secrets linger, justice is personal, and the past refuses to stay buried.
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