The Other Side of the Door (2016)

After her young son is killed in a tragic accident, a woman learns of a ritual which will bring him back to say goodbye, but when she disobeys a sacred warning, she upsets the balance between life and death.

Director:

Johannes Roberts

Writers:

Johannes Roberts, Ernest Riera

Stars:

Sarah Wayne Callies, Jeremy Sisto, Sofia Rosinsky

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sarah Wayne Callies	...	Maria
Jeremy Sisto	...	Michael
Sofia Rosinsky	...	Lucy
Logan Creran	...	Oliver
Suchitra Pillai	...	Piki (as Suchitra Pillai-Malik)
Javier Botet	...	Myrtu
Shoa Hussain	...	Doctor
Mishti Bangera	...	Anushka
Amarjeet Singh	...	Aghori
Ashok Choudhary	...	Aghori
Vijay Saini	...	Aghori
Vijay Gupta	...	Aghori
Rahil Gilani	...	Aghori
Anup Kumar Sharma	...	Aghori
Manoj Prajapati	...	Aghori

Storyline

A family lives an idyllic existence abroad until a tragic accident takes the life of their young son. The inconsolable mother learns of an ancient ritual that will bring him back to say a final goodbye. She travels to an ancient temple, where a door serves as a mysterious portal between two worlds. But when she disobeys a sacred warning to never open that door, she upsets the balance between life and death.

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Taglines:

What is on the other side...

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some bloody violence

Details

Country:

UK India USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 March 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Az ajtón túl

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$1,211,210 (USA) (4 March 2016)

Gross:

$2,987,063 (USA) (8 April 2016)

Company Credits

Production Co:

42, Fire Axe Pictures, Kriti Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Maria and Michael have a dog and two canary as pets. In Poltergeist (1982), Freeling's family pets are a dog and a canary (both of the same race that in this movie).

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Goofs

When the maid is trying to strike a match, in close up the side of the match box is all battered, when the scene is shown in long shot the box looks brand new and undamaged.

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Quotes

Lucy: [stabbing her father having been possessed by her dead brother] Oh daddy you're making a mess on the floor... mummy will be mad

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Connections

Referenced in Midnight Screenings: The Other Side of the Door (2016)

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Soundtracks

Heart and Soul
Words and Music by: Hoagy Carmichael and Frank Loesser

User Reviews

Chance missed

I do not think the director and writer really knew where they were going here and were unsure of what they wanted to make...started off as a half decent affair with a psychological silence running through it but just got sillier and sillier....nothing we have not seen a million times before...all was left in the end were the jumps but I think by then we all knew where they were coming from.

One or two good ideas ,,,like the car in water scene were very well handled ...but then the ridiculous scarefest began...

the cast were not too bad but did not have much to do really...the scenery of India was about the best visual aspect and I think the culture clash should and could have been a bit more employed.

On the whole ..if its pointless jumps you are after then this maybe your'e kind of thing but generally for anybody who actually watches movies rather than going to the theatre then maybe not.

Overall 3 out of 10 ...a good opportunity missed.