Spirit Trap (2005)

In London, four students have a call from the student accommodation office of the local university offering lodging in an old house. The psychic Jenny, the graphic design student Nick, and ... See full summary »

Director:

David Smith

Writers:

Rohan Candappa (additional material), Paul Finch (additional material),

Stars:

Billie Piper, Luke Mably, Sam Troughton

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Billie Piper	...	Jenny
Luke Mably	...	Tom
Sam Troughton	...	Nick
Emma Catherwood	...	Adele
Alsou	...	Tina
Chiké Okonkwo	...	Edmund Joseph
Ovidiu Matesan	...	Zack
Kitt Smith	...	Sam
Miruna Biranu Chetu	...	Jenny's Mother
Oxana Moravec	...	College Secretary
Gillian Scotney	...	College Student
Robert Goodman	...	Tramp
Colin Dent	...	Cabbie
Ion Stroe	...	Victorian Gang Member
Ciucarel Marinel	...	Victorian Gang Member

Storyline

In London, four students have a call from the student accommodation office of the local university offering lodging in an old house. The psychic Jenny, the graphic design student Nick, and the couple of lovers/drug dealers Tom and Adele are welcomed by the weird Tina. Nick fixes a spirit clock, and soon Jenny sees the crimes that happened in the house in the past, when two lovers died. Along the two next days, Jenny, Nick, Tom and Adele disclose that each one of them have killed a person in the past and also that they are trapped in the house, since a ghost is claiming a killer for a killer to release the soul of Edmund Joseph.

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Plot Keywords:

ghost | betrayal | secret | blood | racial violence | 

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Taglines:

This house has a secret that won't let you go.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language, drug use and some strong sexuality

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 August 2005 (UK)

Also Known As:

To mystiko tis epavlis

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Box Office

Budget:

£3,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Archangel Filmworks, Castel Film Romania

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Billie Piper's first lead movie role.

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Goofs

When Jenny and Nick try to leave the house and they find themselves back in the entrance hall, the pool of blood from Tom's head injury has disappeared.

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Connections

Referenced in Spirit Trap: A Ghost Story (2005)

User Reviews

Another nail in the coffin for British horror movies

Everything that's wrong with this pic has been covered already. I was reserving judgement until about eight seconds into the dire opening theme music & credits and it all went progressively downhill from there.I started to notice little things like....their suitcases/packs were carried about in the opening scenes like they were empty or in the packs case stuffed with bubblewrap. I know it's a minor thing but if they can't get that right what chance the rest of the film?. The set, as mentioned, looked as if it had soaked up most of the budget but still looked like it was designed and built by Dan Dan the Am Dram Man. The script was dire, the acting was passable in places but nothing special and the plot flaws and general credibility of some of the scenes lacked commonsense. Now I know students aren't the tidiest of creatures and I was one once but a badly flooded bathroom is a pretty serious issue in terms of damage to electrics and rooms below as well as general mopping up - not in this film. How some people rated this with more than two stars is beyond me. What would they give a really excellent exceptional movie?. As for Billie Piper...if this was a springboard into serious acting then I'd seriously revive the 'pop' career.