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Saturnalia

Saturnalia

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Saturnalia

2025

1h 25m

7.0(2 votes)

Thriller

Horror

Overview

It’s 1979, and Miriam Basconi is shipped off to the prestigious Alstroemerias Academy after the mysterious death of her parents. Confronted with a cruel headmistress and disappearing students, Miriam must discover the truth of what’s happening and uncovers a surreal world living inside the walls.

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7 featured cast members

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Sophia Anthony

Sophia Anthony

Miriam Basconi

Velvet

Ms. Hemlock

Dante Blake

Dante Blake

Holden Sax

Amariah Dionne

Hannah Blankenship

Maddie Siepe

Kathleen Brooks

Morgan Messina

Nancy Miller

Brian K. Landis

Brian K. Landis

Cabbie

Creative team

Directed by: Daniel John Lerch
Written by: Daniel John Lerch
Julia Nilsen
Produced by: Max Fischer
Vivian Owen

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