He’s one of Australia’s most promising acting exports.
And Stranger Things star Dacre Montgomery is returning to screens in a new film shot entirely in New Zealand.
The 28-year-old has recently wrapped filming ghost thriller Went Up the Hill alongside Cannes award winner Vicky Krieps, 40.
The film, by New Zealand director Samuel Van Grinsven, tells the tale of how Jack (Montgomery) travels to New Zealand to attend the funeral of his estranged mother after being abandoned as a child.
There, he meets her grieving widow Jill (Krieps).
![Dacre Montgomery, known for his role in Stranger Things, completes filming on supernatural thriller Went Up the Hill in New Zealand 2 Stranger Things star Dacre Montgomery, 28, (left) has wrapped filming New Zealand-based supernatural thriller Went Up the Hill alongside co-star Vicky Krieps, 40. (right)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/10/25/15/76986241-12671227-image-a-3_1698242600602.jpg)
Stranger Things star Dacre Montgomery, 28, (left) has wrapped filming New Zealand-based supernatural thriller Went Up the Hill alongside co-star Vicky Krieps, 40. (right)
Things take a terrifying turn when his mother’s ghost returns to possess both Jack and Jill’s bodies, using them as hosts to carry out her bidding.
‘It’s thrilling to have Vicky and Dacre embodying these uniquely challenging characters,’ Van Grinsven said of the casting.
‘As two bold artists I admire, it’s an honour to now be crafting this haunting story alongside them,’ he added.
![Dacre Montgomery, known for his role in Stranger Things, completes filming on supernatural thriller Went Up the Hill in New Zealand 4 The film, by New Zealand director Samuel Van Grinsven, tells the tale of how Jack (Montgomery) travels to New Zealand to attend the funeral of his estranged mother after being abandoned as a child](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/10/25/15/76986887-12671227-image-a-18_1698242892304.jpg)
The film, by New Zealand director Samuel Van Grinsven, tells the tale of how Jack (Montgomery) travels to New Zealand to attend the funeral of his estranged mother after being abandoned as a child
![Dacre Montgomery, known for his role in Stranger Things, completes filming on supernatural thriller Went Up the Hill in New Zealand 6 The Perth-born actor is best known for playing school bully Billy Hargrove in Stranger Things](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/10/25/15/68757939-12671227-The_Perth_born_actor_is_best_known_for_playing_school_bully_Bill-a-2_1698242499581.jpg)
The Perth-born actor is best known for playing school bully Billy Hargrove in Stranger Things
Montgomery’s career is certainly on the rise.
The Perth-born actor is best known for playing school bully Billy Hargrove in the Netflix series Stranger Things.
He recently starred as TV director Steve Binder in Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis biopic, and also starred in glossy promotional campaign for menswear brand Politix.
He is also set to appear in upcoming films Spider & Jessie, as well as Faces of Death.
![Dacre Montgomery, known for his role in Stranger Things, completes filming on supernatural thriller Went Up the Hill in New Zealand 8 He recently starred as TV director Steve Binder in Baz Luhrmann's Elvis biopic, and also starred in glossy promotional campaign for menswear brand Politix](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/10/25/15/66932849-12671227-Perhaps_best_known_for_portraying_Billy_Hargrove_in_Stranger_Thi-a-1_1698242491772.jpg)
He recently starred as TV director Steve Binder in Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis biopic, and also starred in glossy promotional campaign for menswear brand Politix