DHAKA: Star Cineplex will screen a 2013 American supernatural horror film ‘The Conjuring’ at its hall in Basundhara City Shopping Mall on city’s Pantha Path area.

The Dhaka premiere of this biography, horror, thriller movie will be held at 6:45pm on Thursday.

‘The Conjuring’ will be screened at 11.15am, 1.45pm, 4.30pm and 7.15pm from Friday onwards.

Based on a true story, the film is directed by James Wan.

In the movie, Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson star as Ed and Lorraine Warren who were American paranormal investigators and authors associated with prominent cases of haunting.

Their reports inspired the Amityville Horror.

The Warrens come to the assistance of the Perron family (Ron Livingston and Lili Taylor), who are experiencing increasingly disturbing events in their farmhouse in Harrisville, Rhode Island in 1971.

‘The Conjuring’ was released in the United States and Canada on July 19 in 2013 and in the United Kingdom and India on August 6 in 2013.

The film has received positive reviews from film critics, and has also been praised by audiences.

It was also a box-office success, grossing over $313 million worldwide from its $20 million budget, according to Wikipedia.

BDST: 1305 HRS, NOV 28, 2013