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Directed by | Tara Subkoff |
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Music by | EMA |
Cinematography | Learan Kahanov |
Edited by | Janice Hampton & Catrin Hedstrom |
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Distributed by | IFC Midnight |
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101 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
#Horror : Original Score by EMA | |
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Soundtrack album by EMA | |
Released | December 11, 2015 |
Genre | Score |
Label | Matador Records |
#Horror (/hæʃtæɡ hɒrər/; HashtagHorror) is a 2015 American horror film written and directed by Tara Subkoff, and starring Chloë Sevigny, Timothy Hutton, Natasha Lyonne, Taryn Manning, and Balthazar Getty. The plot follows a group of wealthy 7th grade girls who face a night of terror together after a social network game spirals out of control.
The film premiered on November 18, 2015 at the Museum of Modern Art, and was released in a limited release and through video on demand on November 20, 2015, by IFC Midnight.
The film opens with Harry Cox (Balthazar Getty) having sex in a car with his mistress, Lisa (Lydia Hearst). After Lisa exits the car, his wife Alex (Chloë Sevigny) calls him and chastises him on the phone. After he hangs up, his throat is slashed, and Lisa is also murdered .
Twelve-year-old Sam is invited to a sleepover at classmate Sofia Cox's mansion in Connecticut. Sam finds herself embarrassed by her lack of wealth amongst her rich and privileged classmates. Also at the sleepover are Francesca, Ava, and Georgie. Another girl, Cat White, is being driven to the house by her father, Dr. White (Timothy Hutton); it is established that Cat is suffering psychological problems and has been in trouble for bullying the girls.