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Title: The Void (2016)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Aaron Poole | ... | Daniel Carter | |
| Kenneth Welsh | ... | Dr. Richard Powell | |
| Daniel Fathers | ... | The Father | |
| Kathleen Munroe | ... | Allison Fraser | |
| Ellen Wong | ... | Kim | |
| Mik Byskov | ... | The Son | |
| Art Hindle | ... | Mitchell | |
| Stephanie Belding | ... | Beverly | |
| James Millington | ... | Ben | |
| Evan Stern | ... | James | |
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Grace Munro | ... | Maggie |
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Matthew Kennedy | ... | Cliff Robertson |
| Trish Rainone | ... | The Mother | |
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David Scott | ... | Transformed Powell |
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Mackenzie Sawyer | ... | Sarah Powell |
When Sheriff Deputy Carter (Aaron Poole) discovers a blood-soaked man limping down a deserted road, he rushes him to a local hospital with a barebones, night shift staff. As cloaked, cult-like figures surround the building, the patients and staff inside start to turn ravenously insane. Trying to protect the survivors, Carter leads them into the depths of the hospital where they discover a gateway to immense evil. Written by Prodigy PR
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I attended a screening of The Void at the Nevermore film festival in Durham, NC. It was a remarkable throwback to classic John Carpenter-style films. I hesitate to list too many details about it, since the feel of the film is very much like a nightmare that might be spoiled if you go in knowing how it turns out. I can say that the creature designs were some of the best I've seen on film in recent years. The feel of the film reminded me a great deal of Silent Hill, perhaps because it shares a lot of the same influences.
My few criticisms have to do with the screenplay. The filmmakers do a good job of leaving some mystery, but there's a bit of exposition I felt like I missed that would explain why some of the people take the actions they do. Even so, that didn't detract from the film enough for me to stop enjoying it. It's a minor miracle how nice the film looks given its low budget. The production design was just outstanding. Considering how ambitious the feature is, I think missing the mark by a bit in certain areas is forgivable.