The Canal

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Claudio C Jul 23 The Canal (2014) Haunted or Insane? (11,849 – 03 Jan 2019 / 23 Jul 2025 – by Claudio Carvalho) The family man David (Rupert Evans) and his pregnant wife Alice (Hannah Hoekstra) buy an old house nearby a canal to raise a family of their own. Five years later, their son Billy is the pride and joy of the family. David works archiving and editing films for his partner and friend Claire (Antonia Campbell-Hughes). When she gives a reel of a 1902 footage to work, David learns that his house was the place of a violent murder. This discovery haunts David that sees a stranger inside his house threatening his son. When he finds that Alice is cheating on him with her client Alex (Carl Shaaban), David sees the stranger killing Alice and becomes obsessed to find who the suspect might be. Meanwhile he becomes the prime suspect of the police with his disturbed attitudes. "The Canal" is an ambiguous horror movie with the story of a man that has a breakdown after learning that his home was the place of a brutal murder in 1902 and that his beloved wife is cheating on him. The story of haunting, obsession and madness has a confused screenplay and slow pace. But the acting and the dark cinematography make watching this movie worthwhile with low expectation and having a surprise. The creepy conclusion is the ambiguity of the story. Was David really insane? My vote is six. Title (Brazil): "O Canal" ("The Canal") My Blog: https://maniacosporfilme.wordpress.com/ See more Jerod S 10/25/2023 The house by the canal had a murder happen in it. But when the dad suspects his wife is cheating on him, things begin to spiral. Whatever's in the walls has possessed him and repeats history. See more omg p 09/17/2022 Plot was pretty good and descent into the madness was rendered pretty well. It all is happening from the prespective of the protagonist and viewer can't say (can only blindly guess) what is reality and what isn't. But at overall it is average ghost movie. See more 05/05/2021 I spent my time wondering if I was watching psychological or supernatural horror. I would have preferred an ambigious ending. The director came down on one answer in the last five minutes, and disliked that. See more 03/18/2021 A thrilling ghost story. See more 09/05/2020 A little cheesy every now and then, but overall a decent movie. See more Read all reviews

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