The Brothers Grimm's classic tale Rumpelstiltskin gets a new
cinematic adaptation courtesy of writer/director Andy Edwards (Punch). As with the tale, the film sees a lowly young woman promise her
firstborn to the titular forest imp in return for success in life. But when
Rumpelstiltskin returns seven years later, the woman, now a queen, fights to
save her child.
Hannah Baxter-Eve, Joss Carter, Adrian Bouchet, Colin Malone, Chris
Mills
and Mark Cook star.
Rumpelstiltskin receives its World Premiere at Pigeon Shrine FrightFest in Glasgow this Saturday,
March 8th, followed by a UK/ROI VOD release on April 8th.
Check out the trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
With her life in jeopardy, a miller’s daughter strikes a series of dark deals with a twisted forest imp to spin straw into gold, ultimately promising her firstborn in return. When she becomes queen and a mother, the imp returns to claim her son, unless she can guess his name. On a desperate flight deep into the haunted forest, the queen happens upon the imp and learns his name — Rumpelstiltskin. Her child is saved, and Rumpelstiltskin is banished to his domain beneath the earth. But seven years later, the vengeful imp returns, luring her son into the forest. Will a mother’s love be enough to defeat an ancient evil, or will Rumpelstiltskin have his revenge?
