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The Devil's Doorway

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Northern Ireland, 1960: Father Thomas Riley and Father John Thornton are dispatched by the Vatican to investigate reports of a miracle, a statue of the Virgin Mary weeping blood, at a remote Catholic asylum for immoral women. Armed with 16mm film cameras to record their findings, the priests instead discover a depraved horror show of sadistic nuns, satanism and demonic possession. Supernatural forces are at work here, but they are not the doing of God.
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Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com Aislinn Clarke's confident and sinister debut...[is] more concerned with her three principal characters and their twisting moral ambiguities than it is in unleashing a bunch of nonsensical cheap scares. Rated: 3/4 Jul 19, 2018 Full Review Fionnuala Halligan Screen International Two strong leads, the doubting priest Lalor Roddy and the Nurse Ratchet-like Mother Superior played with gusto by Helena Bereen, help distinguish this Exorcist update and mark Clarke as a talent to watch. Jul 12, 2018 Full Review Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times Despite its brief running time, the movie feels dragged out; like the priests, it will eventually lose its way. Jul 12, 2018 Full Review Emma Wolfe SpookyAstronauts This film is so predictable and it doesn't even bother to cover its own tracks. Rated: 5/10 Apr 9, 2021 Full Review Alix Turner Ready Steady Cut Two priests investigate a miracle at a Magdalene Laundry in 1960 Ireland and meet something evil in a beautifully made but ultimately messy film. Rated: 2.5/5 Feb 2, 2021 Full Review Drew Tinnin Dread Central This doorway opens up to find real-life horrors that may be more disturbing than killer nuns and secret lairs. Rated: 3.5 Jul 30, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Robson C Em 1960, a Igreja Católica recebe uma carta anônima informando que em um lar irlandês que recebe mulheres órfãs, grávidas solteiras ou com distúrbios mentais tem uma imagem da Virgem Maria que sangra pelos olhos. São enviados os padres Thomas e John para investigar a veracidade dos fatos. Porém lá outros fatos terríveis são descobertos. O filme se cerca de vários clichês do gênero, principalmente do subgênero found fottage. Porém aí está um dos seus grandes acertos. A imagem é mais quadrada, devido aos equipamentos utilizados naquela época, bem como a granularidade da mesma. O elenco é desconhecido, mas estão muito bem, principalmente a atriz que faz a Madre Superiora, que se transforma de alguém mais resignada e simpática para algo mais maquiavélico. Há uma boa reconstituição de época, um bom trabalho de fotografia e direção de arte para criar o clima de tensão. Os efeitos são práticos e bem assustadores. No fim, mesmo com os clichês, tudo foi bem trabalhado para criar um bom filme de terror. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/12/24 Full Review prawnda s here's a note for the writers/director: if the best dialogue you can come up with is someone shouting another person's name over and over again, perhaps you should go back to your day job. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/28/23 Full Review Darren B Like a found footage hammer house of horror! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/15/23 Full Review Andrew H Easily one of the best horror movies I've ever seen. More people should see this movie! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/28/23 Full Review Luke S Really strong story buoyed up by amazing performances all round. Could have done with an extra half hr or so to flesh out some of the finer points, but well worth a watch. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/10/22 Full Review Brandon W This movie had some great potential to be outstanding and extremely scary, however the way the found footage was shot ruined part of it. There is the classic "light on, light off" that happens way to much and becomes a crutch as the movie goes on. The ending is fun but it's not as satisfying as I would have hoped. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/06/21 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Northern Ireland, 1960: Father Thomas Riley and Father John Thornton are dispatched by the Vatican to investigate reports of a miracle, a statue of the Virgin Mary weeping blood, at a remote Catholic asylum for immoral women. Armed with 16mm film cameras to record their findings, the priests instead discover a depraved horror show of sadistic nuns, satanism and demonic possession. Supernatural forces are at work here, but they are not the doing of God.
Director
Aislinn Clarke
Producer
Michael B. Jackson, Martin Brennan, Katy Jackson
Screenwriter
Aislinn Clarke, Martin Brennan, Michael B. Jackson
Distributor
IFC Midnight
Production Co
IFC Films
Genre
Horror
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 13, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 13, 2018
Runtime
1h 17m
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