Nightworld: Door of Hell (2017)

When former LAPD officer Brett Anderson takes a job as head of security at an old apartment building in Bulgaria's capital, Sofia, he soon begins to experience a series of bizarre and ... See full summary »

Director:

Patricio Valladares

Writers:

Loris Curci (story), Barry Keating (screenplay)

Stars:

Jason London, Robert Englund, Gianni Capaldi

Cast

Cast overview:
Jason London	...	Brett
Robert Englund	...	Jacob
Gianni Capaldi	...	Martin
Lorina Kamburova	...	Zara
Diana Lyubenova	...	Ana
Atanas Srebrev	...	Alex
Nikolay Valentinov Lukanov	...	Goran
John Strong	...	Pritchard
Stefan Shterev	...	Cab driver
Julieta Koleva	...	Maria
Todor Dotsev	...	Father
Dimitar Banchev	...	Policeman #1
Lyuben Popov	...	Policeman #2

Storyline

When former LAPD officer Brett Anderson takes a job as head of security at an old apartment building in Bulgaria's capital, Sofia, he soon begins to experience a series of bizarre and terrifying events. Once he begins to delve deeper into the building's sinister history and investigate its shadowy owners and past employees, Brett soon uncovers a malevolent force nestled deep in the bowels of the building that will do anything to be set free into our world.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kim Newman (English film critic, and fiction writer) in his FrightFest review said, "Nightworld: this may be Valladares' best film to date, and is oddly reticent in its excesses, given that it riffs on the likes of Michael Winner's The Sentinel, Dario Argento's Inferno and Lucio Fulci's 'doors of hell' movies."

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Goofs

Brett adds a log book entry for 10/27/15 and then the camera pans to the monitors and they say 6/10/2016.

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Connections

References King Kong (1933)

User Reviews

Not bad, really.

I agree with a number of other reviews of this film: it started off really well. The acting was good, the premise strong, and the direction was deliberate and moody. However, where it should have kicked into high gear, it actually sort of fell apart. The last act could have stood at least one more good pass at the script, and the low budget really didn't help there either.

Overall I would say that you should know that the ending won't be as satisfying as you might like, and armed with that information you might enjoy it more. Unfortunately the movie must be thought of as a lost opportunity.

Details

Official Sites:

Production company

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 October 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Night Underworld

Filming Locations:

Sofia, Bulgaria

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Open Frames, Global Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1