Hellmington (2018)

A detective investigates her father's dying words; the name of a girl who has been missing for 9 years.

Directors:

Justin Hewitt-Drakulic (as Jay Drakulic), Alex Lee Williams

Writers:

Alex Lee Williams, Justin Hewitt-Drakulic (as Jay Drakulic)

Stars:

Nicola Correia-Damude, Michael Ironside, Yannick Bisson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nicola Correia-Damude	...	Samantha Woodhouse
Michael Ironside	...	Rupert Woodhouse
Yannick Bisson	...	Professor Freeborn
Monica Parker	...	Claudette Gaudin
Fuad Ahmed	...	Detective Abdi Khan (as Gabe Grey)
Allegra Fulton	...	Maggie Owens
Kyra Harper	...	Dr. Gretchen Hirsh
Angelica Stirpe	...	Katie Owens
Shannon McDonough	...	Pat
Adam MacDonald	...	Lance Mansbridge
James Eddy	...	Anton Buck
Munro Chambers	...	Brad Kovacs
Robin Archer	...	Doug Peart
John Clifford Talbot	...	Lester Jackson (as John Talbot)
Amanda Smith	...	Aunt Judy

Storyline

Upon the news from her police sergeant paternal uncle Rupert Woodhouse of her father Joe Woodhouse, a former prison guard, being on his deathbed, Samantha Woodhouse, a police detective herself, returns to her small hometown of Hellmington to be by her father's side, despite they having been estranged for years. Gasping for his last breaths, Joe blurts out the name Katie Owens just before he dies. Katie was the daughter of Vic Owens, a prison guard colleague of Joe's, and a classmate of Sam's who went missing shortly after their high school prom almost twenty years ago. Vic, too, disappeared mysteriously before Katie. Katie's disappearance was never solved, although her boyfriend at the time, Brad Kovacs, was always suspected of having something to do with it. Brad has always asserted that Katie went missing after receiving an invitation to go to an occultist meeting, the occult which she was researching at the time and in which she had always believed. Because of Joe's dying words, ...

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Plot Keywords:

missing persons case | police investigation | female protagonist | police protagonist | missing girl | 

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Taglines:

Torment binds us.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Every number in the film has a digital root of 3, 6 or 9. This includes any date referenced in the film, numbers on documents, or numerical values. Directors Alex Lee Williams and Justin Hewitt-Drakulic hand wrote every single document of evidence, newspaper article and written prop themselves to ensure that the "9 theory" was represented properly.

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Soundtracks

Wild Man
Written by Alexandra Staseson and Chin Injeti
Performed by Alexandra Staseson
Produced by Chin Injeti
[The last song played over the end credits]

User Reviews

Not a Horror Film

Really there was not any horror elements to this film. More of a Drama, and somewhat a mystery, but not by much. As another review mentioned the ending seemed rushed and was really ineffective in giving the movie a good stamp. Can not recommend.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

Canada

Language:

English German Latin

Release Date:

10 September 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hellmington

Filming Locations:

North Bay, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD1,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blind Luck Pictures, The Coup Company, Vortex Words Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39:1