The Calling (2014)

Detective Hazel Micallef hasn't had much to worry about in the sleepy town of Fort Dundas until a string of gruesome murders in the surrounding countryside brings her face to face with a serial killer driven by a higher calling.

Director:

Jason Stone

Writers:

Scott Abramovitch, Michael Redhill (novel) (as Inger Ash Wolfe)

Stars:

Susan Sarandon, Gil Bellows, Ellen Burstyn

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Susan Sarandon	...	Hazel Micallef
Gil Bellows	...	Detective Ray Green
Ellen Burstyn	...	Emily Micallef
Topher Grace	...	Ben Wingate
Donald Sutherland	...	Father Price
Christopher Heyerdahl	...	Simon
Kevin Parent	...	Spere
Katy Breier	...	Melanie Cartwright
Paulino Nunes	...	Officer Mathieson
Ted Whittall	...	Ian Mason
Amanda Brugel	...	Officer Vongarner
John Ralston	...	Andrew Pederson
Natalie Radford	...	Glynnis Pederson
Alex Poch-Goldin	...	Bob Chandler
Ella Ballentine	...	Rose Batten

Storyline

Detective Hazel Micallef hasn't had much to worry about in the sleepy town of Fort Dundas until a string of gruesome murders in the surrounding countryside brings her face to face with a serial killer driven by a higher calling.

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Plot Keywords:

serial killer | house fire | bouquet | tied to a chair | praying | 

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Taglines:

Pray for the Prey

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violent content, disturbing images and some language

Details

Country:

USA Canada UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 August 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

El llamado

Filming Locations:

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Stage 6 Films, Manis Film, Breaking Ball Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

At the end father Price says the Protestant version of The Our Father, not the Catholic version.

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Goofs

While Wingate (Topher Grace) is checking on Tamera Lawrence in Quebec (who has just been murdered), Hazel (Susan Sarandon) is on the phone with Wingate in Dundas. But among the photos of the victims on the wall behind her, a photo Lawrence's face after death can be seen. At that moment, no one yet knows of Lawrence's fate.

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Quotes

Father Price: I find it fascinating that someone like you would be interested in unearthing this prayer that has been for 1,500 years, by and large, lost.
Hazel Micallef: I think somebody may have found it.

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Connections

References Clue (1985)

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Soundtracks

Prophecy
(uncredited)
Written by Jeffrey Cain Thompson, Cedric Lemoyne, Cinjun Tate, Shelby Tate and Gregory Slay
Performed by Remy Zero

User Reviews

I was rooting for the Serial Killer in the end.

Although we as viewers had to fill in many gaps this movie is well worth a watch. Made a refreshing change from the usual serial killer plot. In any other movie the outcomes of certain scenes would have been easily predictable. Basically it's about an aspect of the Bible that was never committed to written text and a man driven by love who seeks to correct a societal injustice which resulted in the death of someone very close to him. The serial killer was far removed from the usual Hollywood stereotype to the extent that in one of the final scenes the outcome was completely unpredictable while at the same time completely understandable. It reminded me ( loosely in the end ) of Medicine Man.