Déjà vu (2001 film)
2001 Indian film
Déjà vu is a 2001 English-language psychological thriller film directed and co-written by Biju Viswanath and starring Paddy Fletcher and Simon Binns.
Plot
The film is about a frightened man who is trapped in a lighthouse.
Cast
Paddy Fletcher as the frightened man
Simon Binns as the stranger
Production
While in Zanzibar for a festival screening of his short film A Voyage, he met a NRI named Saïd Alavi, who agreed to produce the film alongside A. Sreekar Prasad under the banner of Film Freaks. The film stars British actors Paddy Fletcher and Simon Binns. Since the film is about phobias, Fletcher had to face several of his fears including cockroaches, heights and water. The film was shot in Lundi, Goa (including Vengurla lighthouse) and Thiruvananthapuram. The film was shot using a Kodak 5289 800T and a 5246 250D and 90% of the film was shot in low lighting.
Release
The film was selected to be a part of the 54th Locarno Film Festival in August 2001 alongside Lagaan (2001). The film was also screened at Pusan International Film Festival in November of that same year in the New Wave section. The film has been screened at 20 film festivals worldwide.
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