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Berberian Sound Studio (2012)

Berberian Sound Studio poster
Directed by
Peter Strickland
Genre
horror film, psychological thriller, thriller film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
13
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 397 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A British sound engineer travels to Italy in the 1970s to work on a horror movie. He becomes increasingly disturbed by the violent sounds he must create and loses his grip on reality.

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What happens

Berberian Sound Studio is a 2012 British psychological horror film. It is the second feature film by British director and screenwriter Peter Strickland. The film, which stars Toby Jones, is set in a 1970s Italian horror film studio. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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