A woman battling addiction is given a chance at redemption if she accepts Death's offer.A woman battling addiction is given a chance at redemption if she accepts Death's offer.A woman battling addiction is given a chance at redemption if she accepts Death's offer.
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- Director
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- Maritza Brikisak(screenplay by)
- Keith Rommel(novel)
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- Director
- Writers
- Maritza Brikisak(screenplay by)
- Keith Rommel(novel)
- Stars
- Awards
- 95 wins & 54 nominations
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Carmen Gloria Pérez
- Lindaas Linda
- (as Carmen Perez)
Claudia L. Lopez
- Stephanieas Stephanie
- (as Claudia Lopez)
- Director
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- Maritza Brikisak(screenplay by)
- Keith Rommel(novel) (screenplay by) (story)
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Storyline
Cailean has been giving into a demon of her own since she was a small girl, a voice within her that brings out the worst version of herself while also destroying the lives of everyone around her. Cailean tries to fight back, controlling her addiction and becoming a more responsible parent. However, this force within her is far more powerful than she can handle and her erratic behavior eventually leads her into death's domain. Finding herself at death's door, she faces 'Sariel', the Angel of Death. He serves as guide, jury and judge, a wry and tired elemental spirit charged with guiding souls through the underworld. In limbo her trial begins as well as her exorcism. Sariel confronts her with horrendous truths about her past and present, he needs to free her will as he too is looking to get rid of the overwhelming burden he's been carrying with for centuries.
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- Stop feeding the monster within!
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- Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG-13 for disturbing thematic content and some bloody images
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Did you know
- TriviaDuring the early stages of development, 'Sariel' had been thought of being mostly a Voice Over role. When 'Daniel Lench' auditioned, he was so animated that the character was reworked to include him in most all of his scenes with 'Cailean', he became a figure dwelling in the shadows,
- Alternate versionsThe original uncut version of 'The Lurking Man' is being released March 2022 in Vimeo, simply titled 'The Lurking Man uncut'. Back in 2017, Maritza Brikisak, the executive producer, decided to release a shorter and rated version of 'The Lurking Man' to make it more acceptable for festival audiences. The plan worked, 'The Lurking Man' (2017) was rated PG-13 by the MPAA received 54 nominations and 95 wins in many festivals around the world. This uncut version is closer to the vision of the writers, it is very dark, it explores the love triangle of Wilson, Caliean and Emerson and shows dark forces possessing and manipulating a man into committing suicide. It will be in 4K , unrated, it will have a new poster and corresponding unrated trailer. The writers Keith Rommel and Maritza Brikisak are very pleased the world will see the film the way it was intended.
Top review
THE LURKING MAN is a modern fairy-tale of redemption and new beginnings, even past one's moment of death.
THE LURKING MAN reminds us of Neil Gaiman's SANDMAN, a masterpiece of graphic novels which employed mythology and an anthropomorphic representation of Death as means to explore life in the modern age. Brikisak and Rommel mix a harrowing addiction drama with a supernatural battle over a woman's soul which is more effective as a vehicle to tell a story about alcohol abuse and mental disorder than if this had been a straightforward narrative without the fantastical elements. In the "normal world" Cailean's life has been pretty rough, a story not unlike the one's we've heard of people struggling with sobriety: a history of sexual abuse as a child, broken home, divorce, custody battles, etc. But when the script transports Cailean from her mundane life into a supernatural realm, then the story becomes much grander in scope in ideas and becomes a mythological story akin to Faust. Who better than the Angel of Death to show Cailean what a mess her life has been up until the moment she's dying. In life, Cailean never allowed anyone to call her out on her mistakes and poor life decisions, but in death she has no option but to revisit every painful moment, and worse, she must see every painful moment as it truly was instead of what she convinced herself it was. Brikisak pulls double duty as she portrays Cailean herself, her performance is fearless as there's no ego, she fully commits in portraying this shell of a woman, broken beyond repair. Her struggle with her inner demons and the drink is a compelling a realistic approach to how painful such existence is. It's hard to empathize with her at times, but we do feel sympathy for her. This is not an easy performance to pull-off, she goes from being an emotional wreck, to abusive to finally seeking redemption and she's giving it her all every step of the way. Daniel Lench plays Sariel, the Angel of Death, imbuing this elemental force with a regal quality and creepiness augmented in great part thanks to fantastic creature design and make-up, which allows for Lench's expressions to show through, he comes off as a Nosferatu-like creature that skates the line between benign and malevolent, teasing and judging while also offering salvation. Frank Kruger as Cailean's ex-husband Wilson and Dorian Gregory as her new flame portray two very different men who are nevertheless concerned with her well-being despite being treated poorly by Cailean. Finally, Jentzen Ramirez as Cailean's paraplegic son Beau, amazes with a fantastic performance as he turns out to be quite the find.
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