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The Devil's Doorway

2018

Aislinn Clarke

Lalor Roddy, Ciaran Flynn, Helena Bereen, Lauren Coe ...

4.9

301

Horror Northern Ireland in the 60s. A pair of Vatican priests visiting a secluded convent use their 16mm film cameras to uncover a despicable asylum of tyrannical nuns, ritualistic abuse, and demonic possession. In October of 1960, Father Thomas Riley and Father John Thornton are sent by the Vatican to investigate a statue of the Virgin Mary weeping blood in a rural Irish convent, a "Magdalene laundry" that serves as a religious asylum for ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter	"Well-executed but familiar (...) Even the title sounds like you've heard it before."	NEU
United States	Jeannette Catsoulis The New York Times	"This smart but uneven horror movie has little interest in fun."	NEU
United Kingdom	Fionnuala Halligan Screendaily	"Creatively shot (...) 'The Devil’s Doorway' takes the art of the hand-held camera to rushing extremes."	POS

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