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Beneath the Undercurrent

By Helen Alexis YONOV

RWI FILMS - as PROMO

Female director - Development 2026

Blurring the line between imagination and reality, a famed mystery writer spirals into madness when her fictional character comes to life.

- Year of production
- 2026
- Genres
- Female director, First film, Thriller, Fiction
- Countries
- UNITED KINGDOM
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Duration
- 0 mn
- Director(s)
- Helen Alexis YONOV
- Writer(s)
- Helen Alexis YONOV
- Producer(s)
- Rachel WARREN, Helen Alexis YONOV (NULL)
- Synopsis
- BENEATH THE UNDERCURRENT is a psychological thriller set in the present-day English countryside that explores the themes of mental illness, grief, and loss.
  
  Having stopped taking her BiPolar medication, Vivian (“Viv”) Stewart, a famous writer, decides to kill off the main character of her newest novel; however, when an angry Kathryn comes to life, she aims to drive Viv to suicide as a way of seeking revenge, because if Kathryn goes down, she’s taking Viv with her.