Gates of Darkness

"Leading you to the gates... of Hell."

2019 1h 31m EN

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5.7

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★5.7TMDB · 34

Horror

Synopsis

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A teen endures a terrifying exorcism in the hopes of unlocking shocking secrets about the church and his family.

“Leading you to the gates... of Hell.”

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Cast

Randy Shelly
Stephen Tade
Tobin Bell
Monsignor Canell
John Savage
Joseph
Adrienne Barbeau
Rosemary
Lesley-Anne Down
Sister Clare
Brandon Beemer
Father Dumal
Mary Mouser
Michelle
Alexandra Davies
Emily

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Don E. FauntLeRoy
Writers: Lesley-Anne Down, Robert Hickman
Languages: English
Countries: Nepal, United States of America, France

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Nepal, United States of America, France.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Don E. FauntLeRoy, shot by Don E. FauntLeRoy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Bryan Colvin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Randy Shelly and Tobin Bell and John Savage carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Marketing tagline: "Leading you to the gates... of Hell.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3859138 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Don E. FauntLeRoy directs. Don E. FauntLeRoy behind the camera. Bryan Colvin cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Nepal, United States of America, France. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 7 years ago.
2International production across 3 countries: Nepal, United States of America, France.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Don E. FauntLeRoy, shot by Don E. FauntLeRoy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Bryan Colvin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Randy Shelly and Tobin Bell and John Savage carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Leading you to the gates... of Hell.".
8IMDB entry: tt3859138 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 34 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Don E. FauntLeRoy
Editing: Bryan Colvin
Production design: Krystyna Loboda
Makeup / hair: Adam Brandy
Runtime: 91 min · 1h 31m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Gates of Darkness (2019)

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Community reviews

What people are saying

Avatarz2023-07-15
The possessed son never changes his costume and is never seen to be battling anything important. It would seem to be truths hidden which by his possession are revealed. Unfortunately, mom's (Adrien Barbeau) suicide, at a family picnic of all things for all to witness, was surreal to say the least. Everyone just stood there and watched her hang herself. You'd have thought they were all filming it on their phones. No one made a single move to save her! The mention that the movie is based on facts doesn't surprise me a bit. Child molestation, whether at the hands of a family member or a priest, is very much a real-world problem. So bad acting or not, it's a hard act to follow. The fact is, true evil is all around and no one wants to admit it much less confront it. The movie takes the concept of a well-to-do family with close ties to "the church" yet all the characters act like they just met. It's a sort of hodgepodge cast with a very hard to confront plot. The son's (played by Tobin Bell) possession, IS the plot. The producers tried hard to show this without spending a gazillion dollars on-screen to do so. Most reviewers hated this movie simply because it did not give them what they wanted, entertainment. That alone seems to me the problem with people in general. They do everything as if they should be rewarded in some way and if they aren't, they attack or denigrate their own expectations. Hard to watch because it's simply hard to imagine it as something that could actually happen to an outwardly perfect bunch of people in a family whose kids go to a Christian school in a beautiful neighborhood (Thousand Oaks). The Lord's classroom is truth to behold. Lies are the devil's work and will beget only destruction. The ending held all the special effects in a very impromptu exorcism, which of course worked. If you ever ask whether or not there is both good and evil, surely you can meet the devil. That is truth, but more importantly one you should all be too aware of. Good Lord Above.

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