''Knife Edge'' is a 2009 British thriller film directed by

Anthony Hickox Anthony Hickox (born 30th January 1959) is an English film director, producer, actor and screenwriter. He is best known for his work in the horror genre, with films like '' Waxwork'' and its sequel, '' Waxwork II: Lost in Time'', '' Sundown: T ...

and starring

Natalie Press Natalie Press (born 15 August 1980) is an English actress. She is known for her performance in the 2004 film ''My Summer of Love'' and a number of short and feature-length Independent film, independent films, including ''Wasp (2003 film), Wasp' ...

Hugh Bonneville Hugh Richard Bonneville Williams (born 10 November 1963) is an English actor. He is best known for portraying Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham, in the ITV historical drama series ''Downton Abbey''. His performance on the show earned him a no ...

and

Tamsin Egerton Tamsin Olivia Egerton (born Tamsin Olivia Egerton-Dick; 26 November 1988) is a British actress known for her roles as Chelsea Parker in the 2007 film '' St Trinian's'', Holly Goodfellow in the 2005 film ''Keeping Mum'', and Guinevere in the 2011 ...

Plot

A successful

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trader returns to Britain with her family, but her new home in the countryside contains a disturbing secret. Her understanding of this secret is complicated by her husbands' difficulties and losing his job. In trying to hide this, he uses

gaslighting Gaslighting is a colloquialism, loosely defined as manipulating someone so as to make them question their own reality. The term derives from the title of the 1944 American film ''Gaslight'', which was based on the 1938 British theatre play ''Gas ...

to trick her into believing she is going insane. Her son Thomas's new friend Tobias, has the same name as the little boy who was murdered in the house 30 years ago. This difficult and clever doubling blurs what is truth and what is a delusion.

Cast

Production

directed the thriller and was produced by Fiona Combe, Pippa Cross and Janette Day. It was produced by Seven Arts Films and is the return of Hickox to the horror genre. Hickox shot the film in

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

and the

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, England, UK. The film was based on a screenplay from Fiona Combe, Anthony Hickox and Robb Squire.

Release

The film was released on 19 October 2009 in the UK over Scanbox Entertainment and was set for a US release on 20 April 2010.

Soundtrack

The score was composed by Sphere Studios founder Guy Farley.

References

External links

* * 2009 films 2009 horror films 2000s horror thriller films British horror thriller films 2000s English-language films 2000s British films {{2000s-horror-film-stub