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An independent Australian horror film.

After receiving a mysterious gift from her dying grandmother, Claire returns to her family farm, where her grandmother warns her about the Banshee. Claire assumes her grandmother is raving--until she hears piercing shrieks and sees a mysterious female figure making her way to the grandmother's room. Now Claire is the only thing that stands between her family and damnation.

According to its writer/director Brett Anstey,

In simple terms it's a supernatural horror film, with dashes of Irish mythology. When we were in development, we repeatedly used the term, 'beautifully haunting' to describe it. I've always been a huge fan of the Hammer horror films and they were a big influence on the overall look and tone. In particular, as a kid I was never quite sure where exactly some of the Hammer films took place, geographically speaking. They had a nether world quality, almost like a fairy tale. I suppose the same could be said with the Universal films from the '30s and '40s too. So I worked hard to instill that feeling into Damned By Dawn.

Source: Interview with Brett Anstey (http://roberthood.net/reviews/interview-brett_ansley.html). (Sighted: 15/6/2012)