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RUNTIME
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Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Advent
"Some doors should never be opened"
2024 1h 17m EN
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★6.5TMDB · 2
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Synopsis
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A girl comes across a cursed advent calendar, and plays a game against the devil in the run up to Christmas.
“Some doors should never be opened”
Cast
Rasina Alexander
Hayley Bell
Nicholas Vince
Professor Richard Hill
Mark Arnold
Mark West
Cory Peterson
Stephen Bell
Cian Lorcan
Charlie Hunt
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Airell Anthony Hayles
- Writers
- Airell Anthony Hayles
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts 🍿
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ERA
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Released 2 years ago.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor James John Perkins shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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ERA
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Rasina Alexander and Nicholas Vince and Mark Arnold carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Some doors should never be opened".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt13209830 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Airell Anthony Hayles directs. James John Perkins cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 2 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Editor James John Perkins shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Rasina Alexander and Nicholas Vince and Mark Arnold carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Some doors should never be opened".
- 7IMDB entry: tt13209830 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Editing
- James John Perkins
- Production design
- Jason Kelvin
- Makeup / hair
- Aybuke Kavas
- Sound
- Brad Sweetman
- Runtime
- 77 min · 1h 17m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- IMDB
- Advent (2024)
Also by
Airell Anthony Hayles
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- BL
Black Rabbit Cinema
Key crew
- ProducerAirell Anthony Hayles
- MusicWill Gold
- CinematographyVince Knight
- EditorJames John Perkins
- Production DesignJason Kelvin
- Sound DesignerBrad Sweetman
- Sound RecordistBrad Sweetman
- Visual EffectsMartyn Pick
- Visual EffectsRoss Madison
- MusicSascha Blank
- Visual EffectsJames John Perkins
- Color GradingVince Knight
- Makeup & HairAybuke Kavas
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- challenge
- game
- ghost
- found footage
- christmas
- krampus
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2024-11-01· FrightFest Halloween 2024
