The Calling (film)

Infobox Film
name = The Calling


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director = Richard Caesar
producer = Norbert Preuss
writer = John Rice
Rudy Gaines
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starring = Laura Harris
Francis Magee
Richard Lintern
music = Christopher Franke
cinematography = Joachim Berc
editing = Alexander Berner
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released = January 15, 2002
runtime = 89 min.
country = USA
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language = English
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amg_id = 1:257928
imdb_id = 0218067

"The Calling" is a 2000 straight-to-video horror/thriller directed by Richard Caesar. The film stars Laura Harris, Richard Lintern, Francis Magee, and Alice Krige.

Plot

Following in the same vein as such classics as "Rosemary's Baby" and "The Omen", "The Calling" is the story of Kristie St.Clair, the involuntary mother of the Antichrist, and possibly the only person who can stop the coming of a modern-day apocalypse.

At first Kristie (Harris) believes that she has the perfect life: Marc (Lintern), her charming TV personality husband; Dylan (Alex Roe-Brown), her beautiful young son; an enchanting house in the British countryside; a successful new career... But as time goes by she begins to suspect something's not right with her family.

First, there's Dylan's increasingly violent behaviour, which includes the puncturing of his pet guinea pig on a stake and his apathy towards the death of a friend. Kristie cannot understand how her son, who she had focused so much energy and love on since he was born, could have turned out so heartless. Then there's the fact that Elizabeth (Krige), an old family friend, seems to be trying her hardest to replace Kristie and keep her away from Marc and Dylan as often as possible. Marc himself begins acting strangely, overreacting after a dog bite and hanging the dog in the backyard as punishment.

It becomes apparent to Kristie that something is very, very wrong, and that she is out of the loop. As her family withdraws further and further from her and she loses her best friend, Kristie turns to a mysterious taxi driver who seems to know a whole lot about everything. All Kristie wants is to save her son, even if it turns out that it is the Devil himself who is standing in her way.

With the help of the taxi driver, Kristie makes some shocking discoveries about her loved ones and comes to the conclusion that unless she stops him, Dylan will lead mankind into a horrifically malevolent future.

Cast

*Laura Harris as Kristie St.Clair
*Richard Lintern as Marc St.Clair
*Francis Magee as Carmac
*Alex Roe-Brown as Dylan St.Clair
*Alice Krige as Elizabeth Plummer
*John Standing as Jack Plummer
*Peter Waddington as Father Mullin
*Nick Brimble as Police Inspector Oliver Morton
*Rachel Shelley as Shelly
*Camilla Power as Lynette
*Deborah Baxter as Receptionist
*Jack MacKenzie as Norman
*Roger Brierley as Reverend

Film locations

The majority of filming was in Cornwall, England, UK and London, England, UK.

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