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The Room Below
Australia 2026
produced by
Jim Robison, Chris Chard, Ty Linegar for Lunar Pictures
directed by Kurt Martin
starring Alyssa Sutherland, Gilbert Bradman, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Bobby Gilchrist, Lauren Grimson, Tristan McKinnon, Kathryn Hartman, Gilbert Bradman, Joanna Briant, Paul Chambers, Nick Curnow, Cheryl Craig, Luke Cussen, Alastair Bradman
written by Kurt Martin, music by Angela Little, prosthetics design by Amber Adams, crature design by Nick Nicolaou, Paul Katte
review by
Mike Haberfelner
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Ever since she has lost her son Axil (Alastair Bradman) ten years ago, Mia
(Alyssa Sutherland) hasn't been herself anymore, as she still sees Axil
everywhere. Thing is, at the same time she has become a successful author
of children's books. She grows to a self help group, and another member of
the group, John (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) shows genuine interest n her,
having lost his own son Henry (also played by Alastair Bradman) several
years back - which could be the first step to healing for them both ...
One day in the park, Mia meets a boy, Simon (Gilbert Bradman), who reminds
her of Axil, and who shows signs of abuse by his father (Tristan
McKinnon), and the two show an instant liking to one another, so much to
that a few days later invites the boy over to her place for dinner - and
then locks him into Axil's former room in the basement. Now Alix is a
capable boy and tries whatever it takes to escape - but with little to no
success as Mia regularly outsmarts him. But truth is, she doesn't want the
boy as her prisoner but as her substitute son - only the harder she tries
to make this work, the more unhinged she goes, which eventually involves
her seeing creatures ...
.... and eventually, John re-enters the picture, as he's a cop who thinks
there is a link between the disappearance of Simon and of his own son.
Little does he know of course that Mia holds Simon in her basement, and
the more he tells her, the more she can smokescreen him ...
Now this is definitely not your usual horror movie, as after opening as a
straight drama, it goes nto psycho horror territory - but with
monsters attached, too. And of course, turning the heroine of the first
act into the villain later on, while not being wholly original idea,
works very well in this movie as a story like this works best if the
audience still somehow roots for its villain. And add to this a
directorial effort going for atmosphere and a strong cast, and you're in
for a pretty cool genre ride..
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Robots and rats,
demons and potholes,
cuddly toys and
shopping mall Santas,
love and death and everything in between,
Tales to Chill
Your Bones to
is all of that.
Tales to Chill
Your Bones to -
a collection of short stories and mini-plays
ranging from the horrific to the darkly humourous,
from the post-apocalyptic
to the weirdly romantic,
tales that will give you a chill and maybe a chuckle,
all thought up by
the twisted mind of
screenwriter and film reviewer
Michael Haberfelner.
Tales to Chill
Your Bones to
the new anthology by
Michael Haberfelner
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