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

Weird Ghost Story

Stacey (Laura Harring) and Mark (John Hannah) have recently married and are deeply in love for each other, living in Mark's farm in Africa. When Mark has a fatal car accident, the widow Stacey misses him and decides to stay with their orphan teenager maid Thandi (Mosa Kaiser) in the farm. Later, her friend and doctor Doc (Peter Postlethwaite) finds that Stacey is pregnant of Mark. 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 Mark.

Lamberto Bava is the son of the great Italian director of horror movies Mario Bava, and directed the cult "Demons" and "Demons 2". Based on these samples of his filmography, I bought "Ghost Son" expecting to see a scary and creepy horror movie. Unfortunately, my expectation was only satisfied in brief moments and I can list some reasons. First, there is no previous development of the key characters of Mark and Stacey and their love, inclusive for a better explanation of the motives of the ghost of Mark trying to bring Stacey to stay with him. The creepy and mysterious Thandi, who insists that lives with her mother that died when she was five years old, is simply wasted along the narrative. I expected to see her mother, but she is simply ignored and limited to be another lie of Thandi. The baby boy recalls "Chucky" in some moments, and Doc is completely stupid, at least not noticing that Stacey has had at least a nervous breakdown. In spite of the flaws in the screenplay, there are some creepy scenes along this film, which could be better and better based on the cast. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Mensagem do Além" ("Message From Beyond")