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Return to Silent Hill”: The Film to be Showcased at Gérardmer Festival, Plus a Making-Of to Offer

by Jonathan Dubinski

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  • Return to Silent Hill, the adaptation of Konamis horror game by Christophe Gans, is set for theatrical release next month and a behind-the-scenes video has been released.
  • The film will be screened as the closing film at the International Fantastic Film Festival of Gerardmer, with Sam Raimis Send Help opening the festival.
  • Gans 2006 cinematic version of Silent Hill is still considered a benchmark by many viewers due to its atmosphere, aesthetics, and fidelity to the source material, and Gans revisits this universe in his new film by adapting the plot of Silent Hill 2.
  • Gans has a long-standing relationship with the Gerardmer festival, having served as jury president in 2015 and attending previous editions to discuss his connection to fantastic cinema and the Silent Hill universe. He will appear at the festivals award ceremony alongside Sam Raimi. The film premieres at Gerardmers Palm Awards on January 31, 2026, ahead of its February 4 release by Metropolitan Filmexport.

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Behind-the-Scenes Video Revealed for Return to Silent Hill, Closing Film at Gerardmer Festival

With the theatrical release of Return to Silent Hill less than a month away, fans can delve into the making of Christophe Gans’s adaptation of Konami’s horror game with a newly released behind-the-scenes video. This film marks Gans’s return to directing genre cinema twelve years after his previous movie. Return to Silent Hill will also be screened as the closing film at the upcoming International Fantastic Film Festival of Gerardmer. Sam Raimi’s Send Help will open the festival. Gans’s 2006 cinematic version of Silent Hill remains a benchmark for many viewers due to its atmosphere, aesthetics, and fidelity to the source material. Nearly twenty years later, Gans revisits this universe by adapting the plot of Silent Hill 2. The film follows James, who is drawn to the cursed town after receiving a mysterious letter from his lost love, Mary. Confronted by nightmarish creatures and an increasingly oppressive reality, James descends toward the brink of madness, promising a blend of psychological and visual horror.

Gerardmer Festival Spotlights Gans and Sam Raimi for Return to Silent Hill Premiere

Gans has a long-standing relationship with the Gerardmer festival, having served as jury president in 2015 and attending the previous edition to discuss his connection to fantastic cinema and the Silent Hill universe. Gans will appear at the festival’s award ceremony alongside Sam Raimi. Return to Silent Hill, starring Jeremy Irvine as James Sunderland, premieres at Gerardmer’s Palm Awards on January 31, 2026, ahead of its February 4 release by Metropolitan Filmexport.

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Official NameUnknown
Brief SummaryA girl, troubled by thoughts of her future, fades into the overwhelming darkness of nighttime Istanbul
ReleasedMarch 9, 2025
Duration5 minutes
GenreMystery, Drama, Science Fiction
Countries of OriginTR
ActorsSinem Iscan, Ziyad AlSaleem, Assil Amjad, Kirill Bakhristov, Semyon Kasperovich
DirectorSemyon Kasperovich

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