Purgatory House (2003)
An inside glimpse of how it feels to be a teen in today's disconnected world. PURGATORY HOUSE chronicles the after-life journey of Silver Strand: a lonely teen who abandons her life of turmoil and drug addiction, only to find herself caught somewhere between heaven and hell. There, she must choose whether she will accept her drab existence or discover within herself the power to change.
- Data di uscita
- 2003-09-20
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (5)
- Durata
- 1 h 37 min
- Generi
- Dramma
- Regista
- Cindy Baer
Cast
- Celeste Marie Davis — Silver Strand
- Jim Hanks — Saint James
- Johnny Pacar — Sam
- Devin Witt — Atticis
- David Michael White — Student with Gun
- Ronnie Alvarez — Purgatory House Kid
- Mark Lee — Sam's Classmate #2
- Joel Lugar — Purgatory House Kid
- Bryan Lukasik — Purgatory House Kid
- Ed Rein — Student
- Rhiannon Main — Celeste
- Cindy Baer — Marsha
Curiosità
Purgatory House is an independent film written by 14-year-old Celeste Davis and directed by Cindy Baer, who were paired in the Big Sisters of America program when Davis was 11 years old. It deals with the topics of teen suicide and drug addiction from a teen's perspective. Shot in Los Angeles in the summer of 2001, this movie marked the beginning of the Democratization of Film. A critical darling, it screened at 25 festivals, won 12 festival awards, 2 PRISM Award Nominations, appeared on 5 critics lists for "Best Films of the Year" and was then distributed by Image Entertainment.
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