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Ellen Wong | ... |
Kim
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Kathleen Munroe | ... |
Allison
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Stephanie Belding | ... |
Beverly
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Kenneth Welsh | ... |
Dr. Richard Powell
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Aaron Poole | ... |
Daniel Carter
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Evan Stern | ... |
James
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Art Hindle | ... |
Mitchell
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Amy Groening | ... |
Dispatch
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Daniel Fathers | ... |
Vincent
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Trish Rainone | ... |
Vincent's Wife
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Mik Byskov | ... |
Simon
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Grace Munro | ... |
Maggie
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Keith Bowser | ... |
Dead cult member
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David Scott | ... |
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James Millington | ... |
Ben
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In the middle of a routine patrol, officer Daniel Carter happens upon a blood-soaked figure limping down a deserted stretch of road. He rushes the young man to a nearby rural hospital staffed by a skeleton crew, only to discover that patients and personnel are transforming into something inhuman. As the horror intensifies, Carter leads the other survivors on a hellish voyage into the subterranean depths of the hospital in a desperate bid to end the nightmare before it's too late. Written by James Norrie
I saw this movie at the Festival du film Fantastique (Gerardmer, France). We were watching 6 movies per day for 3 days in a row, "The Void" was the last movie we were going to see for the day and I had absolutely no idea what it was about. In fact I thought it was a sci-fi movie when we stepped into the theater, and boy am I glad we did not know more ; we were in for quite a ride.
If you plan on watching the movie, I strongly advise you to stop reading/watching any type of review, teaser, trailer or any form of info about it. Not that I am going to spoil anything here, but I believe this movie is enjoyed much better if you know absolutely nothing about it. If you've seen the poster you already know too much. OK you might be wondering "What if I don't like the genre ? I want to know what this is about !". It's true that this movie is not for everyone, and I can understand that some people will strongly dislike it. Well, just know that if you appreciate the kind of movies John Carpenter was delivering in the 80's, this is for you. Now go !
Personnaly, I absolutely loved The Void, it has been a very long time since I felt so much tension while watching a film. The buildup is very well done. This is no "jump in your seat" crap. It is the kind of movie that makes you hold your breath and make your blood pressure go up, the kind that makes you feel like you are in a nightmare. The Void will get the same kind of cult status as movies like Event Horizon or In the Mouth of Madness did.