Hellgate (originally titled Shadows) is a 2011 American-Thai[1] supernatural thriller directed and written by John Penney, starring William Hurt and Cary Elwes. Elwes plays the sole survivor of a car crash who, upon seeing ghosts, seeks help from a spiritual guru (Hurt).
Jeff Mathews, an American businessman, is involved in a car crash in Bangkok, Thailand. When he wakes up in a hospital, his nurse, Choi Luang, informs him that his wife Som and son Kyle have died. Inexplicably, Mathews can feel no grief for his loss. Disturbed by his lack of emotion and apparent hallucinations that plague him, he seeks help from Luang. She brings him to her psychic aunt, who informs him that she believes his soul has been separated from his body. Although she can not help him, she refers him to Warren Mills, an American spiritualist who has experience with reconnecting souls. Mills, who believes the necessary ceremony is too dangerous, is initially reluctant to get involved but eventually agrees to help. Mills explains that Mathews must cross a dangerous passage guarded by demons and maintain his concentration during a critical ceremony in which he will be tempted. However, Mathews abandons the ceremony when he discovers that his family is threatened by the demons. Mills takes over for him, and Mathews crosses over to the afterlife in order to save his family. Mathews successfully leads his family out of danger and reunites with his lost soul.
Hellgate played at the Italian Fantasy Horror Film Festival on June 3, 2011,[2] and had its United States premiere in Los Angeles on November 5, 2011.[3]IFC Films released the film theatrically and on video on demand on November 16, 2012.[4] It was released on DVD on March 12, 2013.[5]
Receptionedit
Jason Panella of DVD Verdict wrote, "The concept is solid, and Penney deserves credit for approaching a movie like this introspectively, but it comes off as boring and not really that scary."[6] Mark L. Miller of AICN wrote that the film is not particularly scary, but it has "moments of awesome".[7]
Awardsedit
Hellgate won the Best Film at the Bram Stoker International Film Festival[3] and Best Horror Film at the Fantasy Horror Awards in Italy.[2][8]
Referencesedit
^McNary, Dave (2012-12-11). "Esperanza, Angel Bear team on 'Devil' thriller". Variety. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
^ ab"La conferenza post Fantasy Horror Award". FantasyMagazine.it (in Italian). 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
^ abBarton, Steve (2011-11-03). "Exclusive New Images from John Penney's Shadows". Dread Central. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
hellgate, 2011, film, hellgate, originally, titled, shadows, 2011, american, thai, supernatural, thriller, directed, written, john, penney, starring, william, hurt, cary, elwes, elwes, plays, sole, survivor, crash, upon, seeing, ghosts, seeks, help, from, spir. Hellgate originally titled Shadows is a 2011 American Thai 1 supernatural thriller directed and written by John Penney starring William Hurt and Cary Elwes Elwes plays the sole survivor of a car crash who upon seeing ghosts seeks help from a spiritual guru Hurt HellgateDirected byJohn PenneyWritten byJohn PenneyProduced byJohn Karas Ryuhei Kitamura Mark Stuart LaneStarringWilliam Hurt Cary ElwesCinematographySayombhu MukdeepromEdited byEdward R Abroms Lee ChatametikoolMusic byNobuhiko MorinoProductioncompaniesCapitol Motion Pictures Angel amp Bear ProductionsDistributed byIFC FilmsRelease datesJune 3 2011 2011 06 03 Italy November 5 2011 2011 11 05 US Running time93 minutesCountriesThailand United StatesLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Release 4 Reception 4 1 Awards 5 References 6 External linksPlot editJeff Mathews an American businessman is involved in a car crash in Bangkok Thailand When he wakes up in a hospital his nurse Choi Luang informs him that his wife Som and son Kyle have died Inexplicably Mathews can feel no grief for his loss Disturbed by his lack of emotion and apparent hallucinations that plague him he seeks help from Luang She brings him to her psychic aunt who informs him that she believes his soul has been separated from his body Although she can not help him she refers him to Warren Mills an American spiritualist who has experience with reconnecting souls Mills who believes the necessary ceremony is too dangerous is initially reluctant to get involved but eventually agrees to help Mills explains that Mathews must cross a dangerous passage guarded by demons and maintain his concentration during a critical ceremony in which he will be tempted However Mathews abandons the ceremony when he discovers that his family is threatened by the demons Mills takes over for him and Mathews crosses over to the afterlife in order to save his family Mathews successfully leads his family out of danger and reunites with his lost soul Cast editCary Elwes as Jeff Mathews William Hurt as Warren Mills Ploy Jindachote as Choi Luang Viyada Umarin as Mae Noi Weeratham Wichairaksakul as Rangsan Nitava Paula Taylor as Som Mathews Chanin Goldsmith as Kyle MatthewsRelease editHellgate played at the Italian Fantasy Horror Film Festival on June 3 2011 2 and had its United States premiere in Los Angeles on November 5 2011 3 IFC Films released the film theatrically and on video on demand on November 16 2012 4 It was released on DVD on March 12 2013 5 Reception editJason Panella of DVD Verdict wrote The concept is solid and Penney deserves credit for approaching a movie like this introspectively but it comes off as boring and not really that scary 6 Mark L Miller of AICN wrote that the film is not particularly scary but it has moments of awesome 7 Awards edit Hellgate won the Best Film at the Bram Stoker International Film Festival 3 and Best Horror Film at the Fantasy Horror Awards in Italy 2 8 References edit McNary Dave 2012 12 11 Esperanza Angel Bear team on Devil thriller Variety Retrieved 2014 02 19 a b La conferenza post Fantasy Horror Award FantasyMagazine it in Italian 2011 06 08 Retrieved 2014 02 19 a b Barton Steve 2011 11 03 Exclusive New Images from John Penney s Shadows Dread Central Retrieved 2014 02 19 Miska Brad 2012 10 30 IFC Dates Carey Elwes Starrer Hellgate For VOD Bloody Disgusting Retrieved 2014 02 19 Barton Steve 2013 02 21 IFC Midnight Brings Hellgate and In Their Skin Home in March Dread Central Retrieved 2014 02 19 Panella Jason 2013 04 06 Hellgate DVD Verdict Archived from the original on 2014 02 25 Retrieved 2014 02 19 Miller Mark L 2013 03 22 HELLGATE 2012 AICN Retrieved 2014 02 19 Cabrera Marc 2011 07 08 ArtBeat Local Authors on July 23 The Monterey County Herald Retrieved 2014 02 19 External links editHellgate at IMDb nbsp Hellgate at Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hellgate 2011 film amp oldid 1216813897, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
