''The Sound'' (formerly titled ''Lower Bay'') is an

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Canadian

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film written by

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. The film is purportedly based on true events. The film stars

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(in her final feature film role to date),

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, and Richard Gunn. Filming began in

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in May 2015. Direction of the film has been reported differently in sources to have been by Jenna Mattison, being her directorial debut, and by Nina Ljeti. The eponymous "sound" in the film refers to

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, which plays a large role in the film.

Cast

as Kelly Johansen, a best-selling author and paranormal investigator who is also a skeptic of the supernatural *

as Detective John Richards, *

as a maintenance man working in the station tunnels * Richard Gunn as Ethan, Kelly's fiancé * Jane Moffett * Alex Braunstein * Michael Giel

Production

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on the film began in early May 2015 in

Release

The film was released in 2017.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sound, The 2017 films 2017 horror thriller films 2017 psychological thriller films Canadian horror thriller films Canadian psychological thriller films English-language Canadian films Films shot in Toronto Films set in Toronto 2010s English-language films 2010s Canadian films