Deadgirl (2008)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Directors:

Marcel Sarmiento
Gadi Harel (co-director)

Writer:

Trent Haaga (writer)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

You Never Forget Your First Time

Plot:

Two high school boys discover an imprisoned woman in an abandoned mental asylum who cannot die. |

Plot Keywords:

Asylum | Sexual Abuse | Bondage | Castration | Torture

Cast

Shiloh Fernandez	...	Rickie
Noah Segan	...	J.T.
Michael Bowen	...	Clint
Candice Accola	...	JoAnn
Andrew DiPalma	...	Johnny
Eric Podnar	...	Wheeler
Nolan Gerard Funk	...	Dwyer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Christina Blevins	...	Amanda
Kelle Cantwell	...	Britt
Shushig DerStepanian	...	Elizabeth
David Alan Graf	...	Mr. Harrison
Dustin Hess	...	Walter
Susan Marie Keller	...	Nikki
Christina Masterson	...	Rosie
Casey Morgan	...	Riley
Timothy Muskatell	...	Wes
Jenny Spain	...	The deadgirl
Dawson Van Pelt	...	Kurt Lars
Luke Van Pelt	...	Chris Lars
Jessica Lynn Wilson	...	Student (as Jessica Wilson)
Crystal Young	...	Kris- Student

MPAA:

Rated R for strong aberrant sexuality, graphic nudity, bloody violence and pervasive language.

Runtime:

Canada:101 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #45555)

Filming Locations:

Santa Maria, California, USA

Company:

Hollywoodmade

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where Johnny & Dwyer see the body, the three scratches on JT's face change length, orientation, the side of his face that they are on.

Very disturbing and highly recommended

I saw this at the TIFF and was expecting it to be some kind of Saw film or something of its ilk. However, it is much better than a simple horror film and really defies categorization. Deadgirl is a look into how we humanize, empathize and sympathize. It is a very provocative film and I squirmed many times. It is, however, not a film made for shock value. This is an essay on what it is to be human and where we draw the line on what we consider human. It is an exploration into where we draw the line on compassion and the hows and whys of our brutality and inhumanity. There are many scenes that affected me so deeply that I had trouble sleeping and talked about them for many weeks afterward. This is a great disturbing film.