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THE CALLING

2000 • DE HMDB
December 21, 2000

On her wedding night, a young woman conceives a child during an hallucinatory encounter. Several years later, as her friends and family begin to behave strangely, she pieces together clues that lead to one conclusion...her son is the Antichrist

Directors

Richard Caesar

Cast

Laura Harris, Richard Lintern, Francis Magee, Alex Roe, Alice Krige, John Standing, Peter Waddington, Nick Brimble, Rachel Shelley, Camilla Power
Horror Thriller

REVIEWS (1)

MC

Marco Castellini

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Kristie is a happy girl: she has a charming and wealthy husband, a beautiful house, and an intelligent and affectionate son. Her life seems perfect, but appearances are deceiving: the poor woman discovers that her husband is a follower of Satan and is preparing, along with other followers of the Evil One, the advent of the Antichrist who will enter the body of their little boy Dylan. Young Kristie begins to suspect when, in a series of murders, the people closest to her become victims, but when she understands her husband's plan, it is already too late. After several years of absence from cinema screens, the Antichrist returns to incarnate in an innocent child in this horror coproduced by Germany and the United States. The references (and the "copies") from "Rosemary's Baby" and especially from "Omen - the presage" are not lacking in a predictable movie for more than half and confusing in the final part. Some strong scenes (it is a VM 14 years) and a decent cast are the most positive elements of the film; otherwise, too boring... suitable for the nostalgic of the "Omen" series.