Soulmate

Soulmate (2013)

A widow retreats to a remote cottage to recover from a suicide attempt, only to discover the place is haunted.

Date of release
2013-10-18
TMDB
5.1 / 10 (29)
Runtime
1h 44m
Genres
Horror, Mystery
Director
Axelle Carolyn

Casting

Interesting facts

Soulmate is a 2013 British mystery horror film directed by Axelle Carolyn in her feature film directorial debut. The film stars Anna Walton as a woman who travels to the countryside to recuperate after a suicide attempt but finds that her cottage is haunted by a ghost.

Production

Carolyn was inspired to create Soulmate after getting lost in the English countryside, where she discovered "this spooky little village hidden in a hollow, on a dark cloudy day." She also liked the idea of "finding comfort in the supernatural ...

Prior to release, the film was met with resistance from the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), who found the opening scene of Audrey attempting suicide by slicing her wrists to be objectionable. The BBFC required the removal of 16 seconds of footage to receive an 18 certificate.

The BBFC's decision was met with some derision by media and Internet bloggers, and multiple people mentioned films that contained objectionable elements such as gory death scenes (Hostel), necrophilia (Nekromantik), or extended rape scenes (Irréversible) without requiring edits. The opening scene is present in some international versions.

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