Gabriel (2007)

GABRIEL tells the story of an archangel who fights to bring light back to purgatory - a place where darkness rules - and save the souls of the city's inhabitants.

Director:

Shane Abbess

Writers:

Matt Hylton Todd (story), Shane Abbess (story)

Stars:

Andy Whitfield, Dwaine Stevenson, Samantha Noble

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Andy Whitfield	...	Gabriel
Dwaine Stevenson	...	Sammael
Samantha Noble	...	Jade
Michael Piccirilli	...	Asmodeus
Jack Campbell	...	Raphael
Erika Heynatz	...	Lilith
Harry Pavlidis	...	Uriel
Kevin Copeland	...	Ahriman
Matt Hylton Todd	...	Ithuriel
Brendan Clearkin	...	Balan
Goran D. Kleut	...	Moloch
Valentino del Toro	...	Baliel
Amy Mathews	...	Maggie
Paul Winchester	...	Marcus
Richard Huggett	...	Max

Storyline

GABRIEL tells the story of an archangel who fights to bring light back to purgatory - a place where darkness rules - and save the souls of the city's inhabitants.

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Plot Keywords:

purgatory | tattoo on back | sex scene | character name as title | nightclub | 

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Taglines:

Far from Grace

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Genres:

Action | Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 November 2007 (Australia)

Also Known As:

Arcángeles: La guerra entre el bien y el mal

Filming Locations:

Heddon Greta, New South Wales, Australia

Box Office

Budget:

AUD 200,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

HILT Productions, Redline Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

3 months into pre-production the initial Director of Photography, Production Designer, Makeup and Costume designer all left the film due to budget and time constraints. The producers had to secure the new department heads only 8 weeks before filming began.

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Goofs

[All goofs for this title are spoilers.]

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Quotes

Gabriel: [reading letter from Michael] Gabriel, if you are reading this, then I have failed. We are far from grace, further than I could ever imagine. You will feel things that will cloud your judgement. This enemy within is strong and unpredictable. Control these emotions or the fight cannot be won. The others have failed, learn from them but do not follow. You are the last. Michael.

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Connections

Referenced in Gabriel: Behind the Madness (2008)

User Reviews

Halfway there

This movie looks great and everyone on the film needs to be commended for doing such a bang up job with so little money. Its good that Sony took the punt and threw some money in to finish the visual effects because it would have made this ambitious project so much lesser for it without all those finishing touches. To that end you can say that this isn't really a low budget film - not by Australian standards if the rumor of a 5 million injection from Sony is true. My big gripe about this film though is that it could have gone somewhere bad ass but apart from looking cool it pretty much spins its wheels the whole time. This could have been a bad ass angel kill kill kill film but there ends up being lots and lots of talking instead and a few inventive but quick action scenes. But if you're an Aussie buy it because these guys deserve to get their due.