What if Memento met The Witch in the haunted Fens?
Turn Back is a folk horror film told in reverse, inspired by the East Anglian folk legend of Black Shuck, a ghostly black dog that roams the Fens.
Direction
Riyad Barmania's reverse structure redefines dread — you fear what already happened.
Cinematography
The Fens look like they want to swallow you whole.
Practical Effects
Black Shuck built practically — no CGI can match that wet fur terror.
Director
Riyad Barmania
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Black Shuck sightings date back to 1577; the film shot near actual Shuck legend locations in Norfolk.
Riyad Barmania storyboarded the entire film backwards first, then reversed it for the shoot — actors learned their scenes in chronological order, not screen order.
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