Ghost Son (2007)

A widowed newlywed stays on her deceased husband's South African farm, then bears a child who seems to be possessed by the dead man.

Director:

Lamberto Bava

Writers:

Lamberto Bava (story), Silvia Ranfagni (screenplay),

Stars:

Laura Harring, John Hannah, Pete Postlethwaite

Cast

Cast overview:
Laura Harring	...	Stacey
John Hannah	...	Mark
Pete Postlethwaite	...	Doc
Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni	...	Beth
Mosa Kaiser	...	Thandi
Laura Susanne Ruedeberg	...	Paediatrician
Jake David Matthewson	...	Martin
Mary Twala	...	Leleti
Vanessa Cooke	...	Gynecologist
Jeremiah Ndlovu	...	Bongani

Storyline

Stacey and Mark have recently married and are deeply in love for each other, living in Mark's farm in South Africa. When Mark dies in a fatal car accident, the widow Stacey misses him and decides to stay with their orphan teenage maid, Thandi, in the farm. Later, her friend and doctor Doc finds that Stacey is pregnant. After a complicated delivery, Stacey notes that her baby in some moments seems to be possessed by the spirit of Mark, trying to kill her to bring her to spend the eternity with him.

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Plot Keywords:

female nudity | bath | ghost

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Italy South Africa Spain UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 May 2007 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Mensagem do Além

Filming Locations:

South Africa

Company Credits

Production Co:

Star Edizioni Cinematografiche, A.E. Media Corporation, Camarote Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Mark dies in the vehicle accident his eyes are shown open but after the camera angle changes his eyes are closed.

User Reviews

Where are you, Mr Bava, Jr?

First of all, I personally adore Demons and Demons 2, I saw them although it was hard to find good horrors without good official movie distributing here in Russia when I was a kid, and that is an unchangeable part of my boyhood. Then I heard nothing about Mr Bava. Then I saw his Ghost Son. Well, it is certainly not a good coming back! Why was the leading character, whom we never really knew to at least like him, in accident in the middle of an empty road? Why do African servants say so dumb and stupid things about human soul? Why is the plot so primitive? Haven't we seen enough ghosts for 100 years of movie production? It is clear that Lamberto Bava has nothing to show us so far. It is a shame.