Neverlake (2013)

On a trip home to Italy to visit her father, Jenny is thrown into a world of mystery, horror and legend as she is compelled to discover the truth behind all his secrets and lies.

Director:

Riccardo Paoletti

Writers:

Manuela Cacciamani (story), Carlo Longo (screenplay)

Stars:

Daisy Keeping, David Brandon, Joy Tanner

Cast

Credited cast:
Daisy Keeping	...	Jenny Brooks (as Daisy Ann Keeping)
David Brandon	...	Mr. Brooks
Joy Tanner	...	Olga (as Joy Allison Tanner)
Martin Kashirokov	...	Peter
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lisa Ruth Andreozzi	...	Aurora
Alice Belardi	...	Policewoman
Riccardo Bono	...	Male Nurse
Claudio Ciabatti	...	Policeman
Anna Dalton	...	Maya
Davide Frondaroli	...	Policeman
Dianne Lynn Jones	...	Jenny's Mother
Uberto Kovacevich	...	Sabelli
Elia Longo	...	Etruscan Child Sethre
Eva MacCallum	...	Malila
Pierangelo Menci	...	Bus Guy

Storyline

When Jenny, an American teenager visits her father's home in Italy she expected it to be a time to see the world and bond with her father. She soon discovers that this is far from reality. When Jenny visits the Neverlake, a lake that legend calls "The Lake of Idols" for its healing powers in ancient times, Jenny meets a peculiar group of children. As she digs further into the mystery of these missing children and their leader Peter, Jenny discovers a world of horrific medical experiments, secrets and lies. When Jenny is called upon by three thousand year old spirits of the Neverlake to help them retrieve ancient artifacts stolen from the lake she comes face to face with her greatest pain and possibly her greatest pleasure.

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Plot Keywords:

lake | secret | artifact | medical experiment | girl in a wheelchair | 

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Taglines:

Death Lies Beneath

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Mystery

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

Italy

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 April 2014 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Terror en Neverlake

Company Credits

Production Co:

One More Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min (original)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The troupe Risked to get stuck on the mountains for a full day because they forgot to fill the jeep tank.

User Reviews

Very Effective Ghost Story - With A Surprise Twist!

This film is just as effective as any of the really good high dollar films. I was very impressed with this movie - it's different than I was expecting and a lot better than I anticipated. If you liked the films The Others, The Conjuring, The Orphanage or The Woman in Black then you might like Neverlake! I was blown away by how good this film is.

I really can't talk much about the film or I will give it away. It's one of those films you will just have to watch for yourself. What I can say is it's a good ghost story (the souls of the lake), a girl with a very strange father and his housekeeper and it has one heck of a great twist so it's more than just a ghost story! That's all I will tell anyone so I won't ruin the movie for first time viewers.

This is one of those films that proves you don't need lots of money to create a very effective horror film... all you need is a great writer, cinematographer and actors. I really enjoyed this film.

9/10