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= The Shimian (Film) = "The Shimian" tells the sinister horror story of a family camping trip in a remote forest to celebrate a birthday and fix their strained relationships, but their celebrations are cut short when they learn that something unearthly is hunting them. Written and directed by James Peakman, "The Shimian" stars Sophie Simmons, Blake Hutchings, Margot Lin, and Ashlea Winfield. Created by Bader Media Entertainment CIC, the film was produced in 2022 and is set for release later in the year.

Plot
Set in the UK, the story follows Tony, his wife to be Sarah, his daughter Emma and her school friend Claire as they take a camping trip into the mysterious " Sleepless forest." The family have a strained relationship which they'll have to quickly overcome once they become trapped inside "Blatty Manor" and if they have any chance of escaping their assailant from another world.

Development
Writer and director James Peakman has stated that "‘the original story was an extension of a short film the production company made also named The Shimian. That was set in the 1930s and focused on a lady of a manor house being tormented in bed by an unseen entity. Continuing from the story set in the 1930s, the feature-length will be set in modern times creating a full timeline of The Shimian mythology while watching the lives of four relatable people unfold throughout." Development began in November 2021 with early script drafts and was the final script was completed in February 2022.

Production
Production began in April 2022 and lasted 12 days. The filming took place in Tamworth, Birmingham and Warwick with Guys Cliffe doubling for "Blatty Manor".

Release
"The Shimian" will host its world premiere at Millennium Point in Birmingham on the 29th of September 2022. Following the premiere "The Shimian is set for VOD release later in 2022.

Cast

 * Sophie Simmons as Emma
 * Blake Hutchings as Tony
 * Margot Lin as Claire
 * Ashlea Winfield as Sarah
 * Jonjo Tweddle as The Shimian
 * Alexander Butler as Mr Harding
 * Fiona Dunn as the Blatty Descendant